IMPERIALISM
IN INDIa
Team members:
Sebastián Rivera
Lorena Montaño
Fernanda Kuntzy
Iker Zabaleta
TIMELINE:
Year 1877-
Queen Victoria of Great Britain was crowned
Empress of India.
1855-
The India National Congress is created.
Also 1885-
British started ruling India directly
through a viceroy.
HOW THE BRITISH BELIEVED THEY HELPED INDIA
- BETTER CHANCES FOR EDUCATION
- ORDER WAS ESTABLISHED IN INDIA
- HEALTH CONDITIONS IN INDIA IMPROVED BECAUSE OF A BETTER MEDICAL CARE
- RAILROAD SYTEM
- NEW INDUSTRIES
WHAT INDIANS DISLIKED ABOUT
BRITISH RULE
- RESOURCES WERE USED TO HELP GREAT BRITAIN, NOT INDIA.
- DESTRUCTION OF THEIR CULTURE
- LESS CHANCE TO SHINE AS AN INDIAN
- LACK OF UNDERSTANDING FROM BRITISH
- INDIANS WERE "SEGREGATED" OR KEPT APART
AKBAR
1757- Clive's war-
- Robert Clive went to India working for the East India company
- His army= 1000 British soldiers, and 2000 sepoys
- French army= much larger and rajah joined
- With that victory the British gained control over India for the next 190 years
1857- The Sepoy Mutiny
- British did things that wouldn't go with sepoys' or Indian's beliefs
- Sepoys began a mutiny (rebellion) against British
THANKS +
FOR
WATCHING
YEAR 1605- Akbar died
Mogul Power began to weaken
TIMELINE:
PRINCIPAL REASONS WHY IMPERIALISM STARTED
IN INDIA:
- 1- RAW MATERIALS
- 2-MARKETS
- 3-POWER
- 4-TRADE ROUTES
year 1600-
British formed the East India Company
YEAR 1650
YEAR 1640- NEW TRADE LAWS ARE ESTABLISHED
BY THE BRITISH AND THE TARIFF IN THE MANUFACTURED GOODS COMING FROM INDIA INCREASED A LOT.
1746-1763
India became a battle field
between british and french
MAIN COUNTRIES INVOLVED IN
IMPERIALISM IN INDIA:
FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN
THE EAST INDIA COMPANY AND THE
FRENCH COMPANY STARTED CONQUERING
SMALL PARTS FROM INDIA.