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10 Evil Crimes Of The British Empire

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The british had to control the people of south africa and chose concentration camps to do so. The english also wanted nothing to do with peaceful protesters so they chose to slaughter them all with gunfire later known to be called the Amritsar Massacre. Last but not least the partitioning of India was a terrible event that could have been avoided if Cyril Radcliffe was given more time to draw it"10 Evil Crimes Of The British Empire”. When the british controlled India they were responsible for terrible things such as Boer concentration camps, the Amritsar Massacre, and the partitioning of India. The british needed the South African population under control and had the manpower to do so. They rounded up tens of thousands of innocents and put them into detainment camps"The Evil British.". Guards would take away food rations for the slightest perceived offense. When they rounded up the boers they detained any black africans they encountered, 20,000 of which were worked to death in slave labor camps. In total ten percent of the entire boer population died. British policy in the war killed 48,000 civilians which is more than the each sides total soldiers lost put together"10 Evil Crimes Of The British Empire”. …show more content…

Troops blocked the exits to the garden the protesters were in and opened fire until they ran out of ammunition. The citizens stampeding towards the exits caused a lethal crush killing people with the weight. Over 100 women and children who tried to hide in wells drowned from troops covering the wells so they couldn’t escape. When the british parliament found out about the atrocities they recalled the brigadier back to britain but the public considered him a hero stopping the violent uproar"10 Evil Crimes Of The British Empire”. He died peacefully thinking he did the right

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