Unit: Imperialism Topic: British Imperialism in India

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Unit ImperialismTopic British Imperialism in
India
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1. England vs France

1. In the 1700s, the British and French East India
   Companies competed for the Indian spice trade.
2. Each company organized its own army of sepoys, or
   Indian troops.

British
French
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1. In the 1750s, the British pushed the French out
   of India.
2. The British became the real power in India.

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2. Britains Jewel in the Crown

1. India became a major supplier of raw materials,
   and its 300 million people were a large market
   for British goods.
2. It soon became the most valuable of all of
   Britains colonies.

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Raw Materials

• Opium
• Tea
• Indigo
• Coffee
• Cotton
• Jute
• Spices

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India The Jewel in the Crown
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1. Indians were allowed only to buy British goods
   and could not make their own.

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3. Impact of Colonialism

1. India both benefited and was harmed by
   imperialism.
2. Negative the restriction of Indian industries
   and goods.
3. Negative increased presence of Christianity and
   racist attitudes.

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Missionaries in India
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1. Positive the worlds third largest RR network.
2. Positive modern telegraph system, dams, bridges
   and canals.
3. Positive schools built, literacy increased.
4. Positive sanitation and public health improved.