Effects Of Imperialism On The Indian Economy

After the Industrial revolution started in Europe the Europeans needed raw material from other countries and from that came the Idea of Imperialism when one country takes over another. Although what the British were doing seemed to be benefiting India was actually doing the opposite. Many things that the Europeans did to India weather it was political, economic, or social the Europeans found ways to have those things benefit the British and very little or not at all to the Indian.

Did you know in the 17th century India was one of the richest countries in the world? British imperialism began with the fall of the Mughal Dynasty in 1757. The East India Company noticed the Mughal Dynasty collapsing and took advantage of it. Robert Clive led his troops to victory, taking over India. Although many Indians were killed, British imperialism led India on the right path to success. The British developed a government and brought the nation together. They developed railways and infrastructure throughout India and provided jobs to those who searched for them. The idea of national parks came along and protected wildlife from going extinct.

British imperialism had a negative impact on the politics of india because of how the government rules were created and who they were created by, and the army and what they used the army for. Lalvani claims that the British established the framework for india's justice system, civil sysytem, army and efficient political force (Lalvani). Yes, British did help establish the framework but, they only aloud 60 indians and 900 british to government India, which means only 6% of the government was controlled by indians (Doc #4). While the british controlled India, the Indians never learned how to govern themselves, while the British only created laws that benefited themselfs. In addition to that, Lalvani claims that the British help create the indian

Imperialism is when an empire or country extends their power and influence by force. Britain had the same to India's economy which led to negative and positive benefits.

In a quest to find raw materials, the British East India Company slowly started to take over India. Then in 1757 they won a decisive battle against India. A year later after the sepoy rebellion the British took direct control of India. Britain’s government of India resulted in massive change politically, economically, and socially. The British completely made a mess of the Indians calm government politically and economically, the British did give Indians a better life socially.

British imperialism in China and India brought very different responses, in part because of the nature of imperialism in each place. While both regions were greatly influenced by the British, in India the country was placed under the direct rule of the Queen. In China on the other hand, the "spheres of influence" were economic, and did not entail direct British rule. During the British imperial age the culture of China continued on much the same as it had before, while in India the British tried to replace the Indian culture with their own.

Peaceful, powerful, and stable are all words one could use to describe India’s economy before the British. In fact, The economy of India’s was the second most developed in the world at the time as it dominated the world’s trade by its exports including textiles and agricultural

The negative and positive effects of imperialism brought highs and lows. Some of the lows were old indian industries, the stop of economic development, the growth of poverty, and unemployment on a vast scale which was caused by the destruction of the industry and some of the positives were better machinery and the growth of trade.. Some old indian industries included shipbuilding, metalwork, glass, paper, and crafts were broken up into pieces. Because of the old indian industries being torn down, the economic development of India stopped and the growth of a new industry was prevented. The new industry was to be better and more efficient when compared to the old Indian industries.

The domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country referred to as Imperialism originated in the eighteenth century. The countries Africa, India and China were just some of the multiple victims of Imperialism during this time. Focusing in on India, the British attacked India using social causes which took over the aspects of their culture. England’s desire to spread Christianity assisted in the prohibition of an act which showed widow’s devotion to their husbands called the Sati. More specifically, the Sati is the tradition of a woman burning herself to death on the funeral pyre of her husband.

Imperialism has been a big factor in the world’s economy for a fairly long time now. So, it must be a good thing right? …Right? Well… yes and no. It really just depends on who you’re asking, really. If you ask someone from England, they might say yes. If you ask someone from India, however, that’s a different story. The reason for this is because the true answer is not so black and white. There are several factors that tie into this overarching discussion. What good has it done? What bad has come out of it? These are all factors to consider. In India’s case - in my opinion - it’s not such a good thing. Why? While Britain did do some good during their time controlling India, they ended up crippling the country in the long run.

After the Spanish-American war in 1898, America attained much power. The defeat of Spain led the U.S. to the broadening their horizons through international expansion. Seeing how the U.S. rivals had already established overseas empires, the U.S. wanted to emulate. They jumped into action and produced a ‘foreign policy’ giving America the right to build empires in areas such as Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Cuba. The american foreign policy of imperialism, exerting military, economic, or political control over weaker nations, was unjustified due to geographic greed for resources, unjustified subjugation, and cultural oppression through white washing.

This period was one of major change in Indian life and culture. While the East

“Englishmen.. have given the people of India the greatest human blessing - peace.” (Dutt). Merely coming to India in the 1600s to trade, the British East India Company established trading outposts. After ridding of French influence in India during the Seven Years’ War and having Indians mutiny against British rule, Britain gained full control of India. India has been under the imperialist control of the British until their independence in 1947. British imperialism caused some negative effects on India through poverty and persecution, but retained more of a positive impact due to its massive improvements in the modernization of India and the overall improvement of Indian civilization.

The colonization of India and the immense transfer of wealth that moved from the latter to Britain were vital to the success of the British Empire. In fact, the Viceroy of British India in 1894 called India “the pivot of our Empire …” I examine the effects of the Industrial Revolution on the subcontinent. Besides highlighting the fact that without cheap labor and raw materials from India, the modernization of Britain during this era would have been highly unlikely, I will show how colonial policy led to the privation and death of millions of natives. I conclude that while India undoubtedly benefited from British colonial rule, the negatives for the subject population far outweighed the positives.

The question asks us to investigate the positive and negative effects of Imperialism in your country. Imperialism is a policy of extending or “passing on” a country's power and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means (Yahoo Dictionary). The India ‘before imperialism’ was ruled by The Mughal Empire (1526-1858), a kingdom that was much larger and more powerful than any other European country at that time. India was blooming, population wise and the talk of their products reached the farthest corners of the globe. But, the Mughal Empire’s rule didn’t last long and began declining at 1707, granting entrance to outside powers. India is located in the south of the Asian continent, bordering the Arabian