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Unit 7, Lesson 3 - Western Imperialism in India and China
Key Terms:
sati
purdah
indemnity
Guang Xu
sepoy
balance of trade
extraterritoriality
Boxer Uprising
The British Take Over India
The
won trading rights on the fringe of the Mughal empire in
the early 1600s, and as Mughal power declined, they would grow to control 3/5's of India by the mid-1800s.
Because India was very.
the British were able to take advantage of a fragmented
society when the political system began to fall apart
The British would introduce western,
viceroy
trade surplus
Taiping Rebellion
Sun Yixian
Discontent Grows
In the 1850s The East India Company would begin making a series of moves that would upset the people of India
in their service, to serve anywhere in the world
First, they required
or Indian
to remarry and this was seen as a
Further insult to the Hindu faith took place when animal fats were used in weaponry issued to the sepoys. Hindus
believe many animals such as cows to be.
India under Colonial Rule
After 1858, Parliament set up a system of
India governed in the name of the
deforestation
trade deficit
Sino-Japanese War
and
not just in India
Second, a law would be passed that allowed Hindu
conspiracy to undermine the Hindu faith.
The British would also further the growth of the
procedures to the people of India
religion in the region
The British would work to put an end to slavery in the region and grow the role of women within the family.
Ram Mohun Roy
Opium War
Open Door Policy
Eventually, angry sepoys would revolt against the British and committed multiple
soldiers throughout India. However, the British would soon get revenge by burning.
of British
and killing
their unarmed citizens.
Following the rebellion, the East India Company was removed from its position over the territory and India was
placed under the direct authority of the
Future policies would aim to incorporate India into the overall British
Britain saw India as both a market and as a resource for many raw materials. Britain would work to build roads and a
large railroad network in order to facilitate its intended use for the territory.
Industrial goods that were being produced as a result of the industrial revolution in Britain were being sold in India
in addition, the territory provided a source for items needed in manufacturing such as coal, cotton, and jute.
The use of new inventions such as the
helped to keep Britain connected to and firmly in
control of the region.
● Negatively, the clearing of Indian farmlands would result in mass
throughout the
territory.
rule in India called the British Raj. A British viceroy in
notes