The British introduced a parliamentary system of government to the Indians. As stated in document 3 by Romesh Dutt, “Englishman has given the people of India the greatest human blessing – peace.” They have introduced Western Education. This has brought an ancient and civilized nation in touch with modern thought, modern sciences, and modern life. This means that the British have positively affected India because they brought over their knowledge and educated the natives, which results in more skilled workers. They also modernized India with their economic system of Mercantilism, and their parliamentary form of government.
Nina Phan 01/17/13 Period 2 British imperialism in India had many positive and negative effects on the mother country, Britain, and the colony, India. Many people argued about which effects were more important while some agreed that they were both equal. According to O.P. Austin, the benefits of the British imperialism were building roads, canals, railways, and telegraphs. They would be able to establish schools and newspapers for the people of the colonies.
The benefits that India gained during British imperialism was that they had western education and modern science.The British also built a government bureaucracy that provided law and order as well as the judicial system. document 4: List at least five benefits of imperialism side by this author. this Author believed that British imperialism brought many benefits.he believed it brought communication, transportation systems, and an irrigation system that increased farmland production.India also had an improved sanitary system and social welfare system. document 5: what are the benefits of imperialism identified by this author? The author identified the benefits of imperialism as the "standards of humanity".These included the end of female infanticide,slavery, and slave trade.
The canal was also of economic significance as historian Simon Smith reminds us that ‘80% of the Suez traffic was British, and13% of Britain’s trade passed through the canal’ , this is due to most of Britain’s trade with India passing through the Suez. This dual economic and strategic importance of the Suez shows a strong symbiotic relationship. Britain’s taking of colonies for joint strategic and economic motives can be traced all over the continent. Another example of this is the Island of Zanzibar, of the east coast of Africa. Zanzibar was a strategic asset to Britain as it allowed it to monitor German presence around the Indian Ocean, in case Germany threatened India and Britain’s colonies in East Africa, As well
American Imperialism Imperialism is the advocacy of extending the power and dominion of a nation especially by direct territorial acquisitions or by gaining indirect control over the political or economic life of other areas. This is how America came to be the most powerful nation, by eliminating racial discrimination. In the late Nineteenth Century, interests, ideology, and strategic interests encouraged American imperialism. Economic interests in other countries are what helped America improve their economic status. Making more trading routes around the world will increase trade with other countries.
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, European imperialism radically changed the boundaries inside the continents of Africa and Asia incorporating them into their developing colonial empire. This was the same scenario for British imperialism in India. Over time, the colony and colonizer’s opinion on imperialism evolves, as both experience the downside and upside of colonialism. Britain, mother country of India, had benefitted very much from their colony and dramatically improved the quality of life in India. (doc1) (doc4) Through India, Britain was able to obtain tropical produce for their citizens.
European imperialism began again due to the many technological advances and increased feeling of nationalism. Many forces caused the new imperialism such as the overproduction of goods, increased pride for one’s own country, and the need to expand territory and spread Christianity. One factor of the start of imperialism was the increased supply of goods and demand for raw materials. The demand “of giant industries for colonial raw materials” increased and those who desired these raw materials publicly supported imperialism (D #1). Since these people were crucial to the economy, people tended to agree with their opinions.
Akbar the Great, absolute monarch of India, has many positive effects on his empire by being one. He was the monarch of India in the late 1500s. Akbar the Great had modernized the army and had helped it build its capacity and strength. He also encouraged trade and had introduced land reforms. By encouraging trade and land reforms, he had also help spread cultures and religions.
The completion of the ancient Suez Canal facilitated extending of the trade route from the western to the eastern borders of the empire. Because of such kind of amazing development, the commerce activity unfolded a prosperous phenomenon which also brought Persia enormous tax revenue. Also unlike Cyrus and Cambyses who were satisfied with the receiving gifts from their dependency. Darius II was concerned more about to build up a steady economic foundation.
It did not simply have a voice, it had the organisational basis from which to grow and develop as a political force. The 1920’s saw the regrouping and consolidation of Congress and after the First World War the party became associated with Mahatma Gandhi. By the end of the 1920’s the British government were desperately striving to keep the empire and the British Raj intact while at the same time conciliation Indian opinion. The rise of Gandhi during this period is of great significance. By the early 1920’s Congress had become a political party with a mass appeal and a following of millions throughout India.