BRITISHIMPERIALISM

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INDIA

Effect: East India Company gains control of India

Cause:

•In 1757 Robert Clive leads troops over Indians @ the Battle of Plassey

Cause: British establish a R.R. network in India.Effect:•R.R.’s transport raw & Unfinished materials

•India becomes very profitable for Britain

Effect: Villagers are no longer self-sufficient; food production declines and famine sets in.Cause:

•British restrict Indian owned industries

•Britain reduces food production in favor of cash crops

Cause: Sepoy Mutiny occurs & uprisings spread over much of Northern India.Effect:

•Britain assumes direct control of India

•Racism & Distrust Grows

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Effects: Indians form Indian National Congress & the Muslim League, which eventually call for self-government.Causes:

•Reformers want India to Modernize

•Increased Nationalist Feelings

•Resent British Discrimination

Causes: British partition Bengal into Hindu & Muslim sectionsEffects:

•Terrorism forces Britain to divide India in order to avoid rebellion.

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INDIA

• Britain believed India to be it’s most valuable colony