British+in+India

= British in India =


 * __Timeline:__**

**__1950__ The Constitution of India**


 * __1947__ The Independence of India**


 * 1858 The British Raj**


 * The Anglo-French War in India** (1744-1763)


 * 1757 The Battle of Plassey**


 * 1600 East Indian Company**

__Negatives:__ Between 1770 and 1773, British's heavy company taxation and failed food grain output caused about 10 million people died from famine in Bengal, which is about 1/3 of the population. [1]The annual death rate in 1877 during Deccan famine in india was about 94%, and the population growth between 1870 and 1930 was extremely low due to British’s unequal policies. Indian annual death rate before 1920 was about 4.8% but this declined to 3.5% by 1947 and is presently about 0.9%.[2] India is currently about 1.21 billion people, representing a 17% of the earth’s population. [1] __Positives:__ There are increasing job opportunities for Indians, they could join the military, work as servants, laborers, and drivers for the British, and later in the Indian Civil Service.[3]
 * - Imperialism's impact on Population:**

__Negatives:__ British Raj included only about 2/3 of modern India, and other portions are under the control of local princes. However, Britain putted a lot of pressure on these princes to control all of India. Under british rules, Indians little political power and influences in political decision making process. [2] __Positives:__ Before British arrived, India had a dictatorship government, the country had been ruled by Muslim with abosolute power. British introduced democracy, the importance of education, legal and justice system to the Indians. [3]
 * - Imperialism's Impact on Political autonomy:**

__Positive__: The British, brought with them many new Idea's and many new types of machinery which did allow their culture to change to make them more productive. Many of the Indian people did start to copy many of the traditions of which allowed them to see multiple perspectives, and new make new traditions of their own.
 * - Imperialism's Impact on Culture:**

__Negative:__ When the British ruled over India, they started to enforce many traditions of their own and putting restrictions on the traditions of the Indian including traditional foods, clothing and religion. The British rule had an adverse affect on diversity because the goal of the British rule seemed to be about assimilating the indian people by oppressing many of their beliefs. After the length of the British rule many traditions had become assimilated, there way of life had become forever and forever influenced by the British rule.

__Positive__: With the rise of the Industry in British it was natural for them to bring some of the new mechanism and ideas that they had devloped. These mechanism's and idea's helped cultivate the land and protect against diseases and allowed more people to survive. This also allowed them to become a more profitable nation as they could now make more goods to sell.
 * -Imperialism's Impact on Resources**

__Negative__: Although more people could be fed from the advanced cutivation techniques the majority of the crops had been turned into crops which could yield the most profit. This was the main support for the economy for many years and as such the human resource was starting the be exploited. Since the East Indian Company dominated the market many people were 'forced' into working at the East Indian Company as it became one of the only reliable sources of income. After the rule of the British the land had become exhausted of its resources which led to many other negative effects mostly related to the economy.

__Positive__: During the British rule the East Indian Company was the main drive in the Indian economy as it provided jobs and a sustainable income. The Industrialization in India caused a urbanization in India which changed the way that the economy functioned. The economy started to benefit those who lived in these urban settings and caused India to become a powerful nation in the world.
 * -Imperialism's Impact on the Economy**

__Negative__: The rise of industry in India caused a mass urbanization, this caused people in urban centers to feel the benefit of the economy. However traditional farmers and those who would produce their own goods to sell could not keep up with the machinery of the British. This devastated the people of non-urban centers as they were pushed aside for the profit of the British. Once the British had been forced out of the country the land had been exhausted of its resources, which left very little for the

Indian people and was a major cause for the great depression in India.

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