Although Britain benefitted from the resources in India and the Indian people benefitted from modernization, India lost control of their government and became dependant on the British. British imperialism in India had reciprocal effects towards each other. For example, in order to help India, Britain had to pay for improvements. Clearly, both the English and Indians were greatly affected by imperialism whether it was positive or negative. For starters, the English helped and hurt themselves when they imperialized India.
Therefore I believe Lord Curzon was indeed a successful viceroy. Of the Sources, source two is intended to convey Lord Curzon’s tenure as Viceroy in the most positive manner .It lists his positive qualities that made him “India’s best ruler under the raj” . However given the nature of the British Empire in countries such as India the main priority is not always the well fair of the country. For instance many believe Britain was draining India of its wealth rather than helping develop the country, Dadabhai Naoroji's created this “drain theory”. Britain had used combination of force as well as divides and conquers to control India Up until this point.
Do you agree with the view that the Second Boer War advanced the cause of social reform in Britain? Explain your answer, using sources 4, 5 and 6 and your own knowledge. I agree to an extent that the Second Boer War advanced the cause of social reforms, as it is clear that the reforms made such as the Old Age Pensions Act 1908, which showed advances in respect for the elderly, and Child Welfare Legislation which led to food being provided at school for children, penalties for parental neglect and regular medical inspections- all which led to a reduced death rate. The idea of The Boer War causing reform in Britain is supported by the sources, as Source 5 makes it clear that the war brought to light the physical deterioration of the working classes- agreeing with Source 4 that the war ‘did reinforce concern’ toward the ‘condition of the mass of the population’- whereas before this area of concern had been somewhat neglected. This is supported also by Source 6, which specifies that it was in the ‘recruitment for the Second Boer War’ that made it clear reforms needed to be done in order to solve the gradual rise of poverty in Britain.
Britain had also established a railroad network to transport raw products to ports and out of India, and then transport manufactured goods back in. Wares included tea, indigo, coffee, cotton, jute, and Opium. My evaluation of the 'World History Patterns of Interactions' textbooks suggest that Britain gained control easily of India, and used them to gain raw products for their own good. Britain took advantage of this country, and India benefited and was harmed by the
British Imperialism- CEW Imperialism is a policy in which a strong nation (Great Britain) seeks to dominate weaker countries (India) politically, economically, and socially. Around the 1700’s, the British came to India due to economic interests in India. Before the arrival of British, the Mughal Empire had started to collapse. This made the arrival of British to India easier. During the occupation of British in India, they made a lot of profits due to the abundant resources in India.
Explain Benthams Utiliarianism (30 marks) The theory of utilitarianism was put forward entierly by Jeremy Bentham, who wrote about Ethics and Politics. He was a social reformer keen to improve the lives of the working class. Many of the improvements made in the treatments of criminals in the 18th and 19th centuries were the results of Benthems ethics. Bentham believed that which is good is that which equals the greatest sum of pleasure and the least sum of pain. (Hedonism).
The trading companies played a significant role in triggering the Navigation Acts, but it was the acts themselves that put trade in the hands of the British. Therefore, it can be judged that the Navigation Acts were the main reason for the growth of the British Empire. The Navigation Acts were the most important aspects which not only helped, but accelerated the growth of the British Empire. The Navigation Acts which began in 1650 had four major aims in its mercantile policy, to encourage the growth of a native merchant marine fleet including colonial ships, to protect English agriculture and manufacturers from foreign competition and to make as much bullion as possible. It started off by forbidding the import of all goods, unless they were imported in English ships.
This corresponds to source 15 which mentions the “machinery of British rule” this agrees with the idea of the concessions only being made to allow further British control because there is a set of cogs that all need to work and India needs to be running smoothly in the British eyes to allow maximum profit from the ventures. India was the home of the cotton industry and tea and indigo was taken and sold by the British from India to keep Britain which allowed Britain to remain at highest economic prosperity. The cotton industry in England relied heavily on that in India not only was the economy at risk in Britain so was work. Without control in India this would have been lost so the reforms that were made such as the Morley Minto were aimed at keeping India under British control. These were not
In his book, Hobson clearly states, “The dominant direct motive [behind imperialism] was the demand for markets and for profitable investment”(qtd. in Winks 9). Hobson declares that powerful financial leaders executed poor British foreign policy based on the sole purpose of gaining wealth. He then concludes, as a result, that British Imperialism was not as financially successful as commonly believed. Finally, Hobson partially blames the ineffectiveness of Imperialism on the British ideal of Anglo superiority, and the British misunderstanding of other cultures (Winks 11).
Imperialism had both positive and negative aspects during the 19th century. The positive aspects include the construction of railway systems along with the construction of shipyards. Both of these improved the trade market by expanding the areas and resources available for trade. Improvements were also made in both medicine and education. One of the most positive aspects of imperialism was that slave trade diminished greatly.