American Imperialism In The 1500's And 1600s

The American Civil War indirectly effected India when America cut off industrial ties with Britain. During the war, America closed off Britain’s connection to their cotton. This forced Britain to change food production in India to cotton. Unfortunately, this induced a famine in India, forcing peasants to immigrate and become servants for British South Africa. Britain’s rule over India increased and was used solely for economical gain. The fact that Britain was purely using India for their own benefits, created a cold relationship with the people of India. Britain treated Indians as unequal to them and only valued them as workers. The bitterness was mutual between Britain and India. India’s animosity toward Britain helped form the Indian National

Christianity spread, railroads and canals were built and India became very anglicized. The British also outlawed the practice of widow burning, in which the widow of a man throws herself on her husband's funeral pyre. Missionaries, such as Amy Carmichael, rescued child prostitutes from temple shrines. They also worked to change the attitude toward the "untouchables". "Untouchables are outcasts-people considered too impure, too polluted, to rank as worthy beings… [They] are shunned, insulted, banned from temples and higher caste homes, made to eat and drink from separate utensils in public places, and, in extreme but not uncommon cases, are raped, burned, lynched, and gunned down." The British gave them access to commerce, communication and education. In 1909 the British passed an act allowing them to participate directly in politics.

Imperialism is a recurring theme in the history of the world. Stronger countries see themselves as superior to other societies and believe their ways are right. They force religion, government, and practices on countless foreign lands. At the very end of the nineteenth

British imperialism had a negative impact on the politics of India because of the establishment of the framework for India that leads to their downfall and the Indian Army which they used to control their own kind. According to Dr.Lalvani, the British established the framework for India’s justice system, civil services, loyal army, and the efficient loyal police. (Paragraph #6). While this is true, the framework didn’t include the Indians, because “Of 960 civil offices, 900 are occupied by English men and 60 by natives”(Doc. #2). British laws often benefited the British and were designed to limit the freedom of speech of the Indians, for example, the Rowlatt Act in 1919. (Gandhi). This evidence shows that the British, when creating the framework for the new and improved India wanted to benefit from it while trying to lower the Indian’s and limit the

This lead to the British using the army in wrong ways and the government being mostly white foreigners. The British made the Indian army and military academies to train officers. (According to Dr.Lalvani) However the British ended up using the Indian army against the Indians for example the Amritsar massacre. (Gandhi). The British created a superbly efficient administration over 500 million diverse people. (According to Dr.Lalvani) On the other hand as good as this may be the British government over India consisted of 960 officers, 900 of which were Englishmen. (Document 2). Because of this the Indians felt as if they had no responsibility over their own

During World War I, many different countries were involved in the fighting. Some countries were involved by the choice of their rulers and others were forced because they were colonies. Their experiences may seem different but the similarities are unignorable. On page 22 of The First World War: A Brief History with Documents, it gives an example of how soldiers were being treated, especially colonial soldiers. The British Military used troops from India, but they did not use all Indian soldiers in the same manner. Some were classified as being from a ‘martial race’ and were fit for fighting, while others were not fit to serve in battle. This simple act of classifying them served to make the Indian’s feel unwanted unless they could perform great

Wealthy young Indians were packed off to Britain to study and returned home “well-trained” (Dr. Lalvani) However, in India, the literacy percentages increased when British no longer had control over Indians and India got their independence. They sent Indians to study but the real effect happened after the Independence. “British governance was the only time period in Indian history when the minorities and people of different religion felt more secure and less discriminated… with a notable absence of killing…” (Dr. Lalvani) Although, the British government forced people to grow cash crops like indigo and cotton.

Imperialism is a policy of extending a country’s power through diplomacy or military force. Britain, France, Germany, Japan and Russia were some of the imperial powers in the late 1800’s. The United States began to gain more global power due to the Westward expansion. The U.S. built up a significant economic and political power and began to challenge the countries in Europe. The main goal of the U.S. was to easily access China to sell surplus goods.

Imperialism is a policy of government that gives the power to expand country’s area or gaining dependent territories using any of the methods either through war or through politics. Factors such as industrialization, rapid economic growth, over production of agriculture on the decade of the 1890s helped America on the way of developed country that led leaders of America to follow an imperial policy. At the civil war period, development of industries had slowed down. After the end of the civil war, Americans and leaders came together with new idea that America turned to the rapid industrial growth which helped to achieve optimum economic growth. Changes occur not only on the industrial sector but also on agriculture and social status.

Throughout the years many historians have compilated and examined why Indian people were so desperate to gain back their independence from the British Empire during their rule over India, from 1612 to 1947. The reasoning can most definitely be found as the British discriminated against Indian people as they believe that they were inferior; it is no surprise that Indian people fought so hard for their independence. Throughout the British Raj, they placed and put forward unbelievably racist acts and laws which discriminated against Indian people. Which of course led to Indians to rebel against the British rule and which the British reacted with causing massacres. Explaining the nationalistic many India’s felt during the British Raj.

While the British assumed control over India, they created the advanced infrastructure of its newly founded political system and military with the sole purpose to restricted the native population. According to Lalvani, all of India’s standards for its justice system, civil service, army and police force were all set by the British imperialist. Although the framework was set to have an efficient way of governing the native land and population, it did not include Indians and instead served the needs of englishmen. Out of 960 civil offices, 900 positions were occupied by englishmen and only the remaining 60 were filled by natives (Doc.2.) Ultimately, through the creation of heavy taxation and freedom restricting laws that only affected the Indian

establish trade. Due to the control the EIC established over India, riots and rebellions began to

With Europeans believing they had to “civilize” Asians, that meant they also believed Asian lifestyle should be like theirs as well. Europeans saw their culture as superior, and ended up “[forcing] the people to accept modern or Western ways” (The Age of Imperialism). European customs Asians did not understand were thrust upon them, threatening traditional Asian life and leaving them struggling their cultural identity. This included religion. During 1857 in India, Indian soldiers, or sepoys, were given rifles with cartridges greased with beef and pork fat from the British.

Also, the East India Company brought with it hope for new trade possibilities and prosperity for India. However, instead of prosperity, famine resulted due to demand for trade products by the East India Company. India was continuously being molded into the perfect colony for Great Britain with the many changes they forced upon the

The East India Company was a British joint-stock company establish on the 31st of December, 1600 under the original name ‘The Company of Merchants of London trading into the East Indies.’ Over the next hundreds of years the Company set a sail attempting to find riches in trade on their journeys to these new lands. They found value in crops such as indigo, salt, cotton, silk, opium and other cash crops that the barren land of Europe lacked. This would be the company that would set sail to the land of India and dominate its soil from the middle of 1700’s to the middle of the 1800’s.