The events of 1857-8 are extremely significant and have changed India dramatically into the India we see today. We see the British taking over India from the East India Company after a ‘mutiny’ in 1857 and welcoming it into a colony in the British Empire. It was described as “the jewel in the crown” of the British Empire because of their rich sources such as silk that were deported from India to countries in Europe. This made Britain considerably richer and greedier as they increased their power
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World History F 3/20/13 Domination and Industrialization In the 19th century‚ Imperialism was introduced to India and impacted the nation both in positive and negative ways. While Imperialism still had negative effects on India‚ the positive outweighed the negative in that railroad systems and the increase in agriculture led to industrialization and a better economy for India. Despite the detrimental cultural aspects implemented by the British occupation
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The struggle for freedom can be broadly divided into four phases each contributing towards the sharpening of the divide between the rulers and the ruled. The first phase began when the British won the Battle of Plassey in 1757‚ and Robert Clive‚ the representative of the East India Company‚ became the Governor of Bengal. From then onwards‚ the British succeeded in consolidating their presence in India. This was the first phase‚ in which the British Governor-Generals and the Indian leaders both collaborated
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How far do sources 10‚ 11 and 12 suggest that British rule in India‚ in the years before the outbreak of the First World War in 1914‚ was based on the respect and support of the Indian people? Explain your answer using the evidence of Sources 10‚ 11 and 12 All three sources offer support that suggests that the rule of the British was based upon respect and support from the Indian people. Source 12 does however seem to contradict the idea that the support of the Indians was important in establishing
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Short essay on the Quit India Movement In August 1942‚ Gandhiji launched the Quit India Movement (“Bharat Chhodo Andolan”). A resolution was passed on 8 August 1942 in Bombay by the All India Congress Committee‚ declaring its demand for an immediate end of British rule. The Congress decided to organize a mass struggle on non-violent lines on the widest possible scale. Gandhiji’s slogan of ‘Do or Die’ (‘Karo ya Maro’) inspired the nation. Every man‚ women and child began dreaming of a free India
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FREEDUM STRUGGLE OF INDIA INTRODUCTION:- In ancient times‚ people from all over the world were keen to come to India. The Aryans came from Central Europe and settled down in India.The Persians followed by the Iranians and Parsis immigrated to India. Then came the Moghuls and they too settled down permanently in India. Chengis Khan‚ the Mongolian‚ invaded and looted India many times. Columbus wanted to come to India‚ but instead landed on the shores of America. Vasco da Gama from Portugal came to
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National Integration Indian civilization has survived-through the ages despite temporary setbacks. Since the earliest times‚ Indian civilization has marched with common objectives of culture and society. In early days‚ great emperors like Ashoka unified the country and its civilization and knit ft round a common culture from one end of the country to the other. During and after the Hindu period and later by the spread of Buddhism in whole of Asia‚ Indian culture and civilization got a further
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AGE OF MODERATES (1885-1905) Congress since its inception was dominated by educated middle class‚ the landed aristocracy and the capitalist classes called the moderates. The moderate ideology was The British colonialism and Indian Nationalism were not contradictory‚ rather complimentary. For the moderates‚ development of England was the development of India. The British were invincible. As such‚ by a policy of co-operation India could better secure her interests. England‚ mother of parliamentary
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S. Zamb. November 29‚ 2001 “Shooting and elephant” Erick Arthur Blair better known as George Orwell was born in Mohitari‚ India on June 25‚ 1903. India into a family of the “lower-upper middle class. George Orwell’s education brought him to England where he was unable to win a scholarship to continue his studies. With a very few opportunities available‚ he followed his father’s path into service with the British Empire. Orwell joined the Indian Imperial Police from 1922 to 1927. When
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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Rudyard Kipling 1895 Rudyard Kipling’s endearing "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" initially appeared in 1895 as part of the second volume of The Jungle Book‚ a collection of children’s stories set in colonial India that Kipling wrote while living in Brattleboro‚ Vermont. Telling the tale of Rikki-tikki-tavi‚ a brave and heroic mongoose‚ and his battle against the evil king cobras‚ Nag and Nagaina‚ "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" is a war story that depicts in the simplest of terms the triumph of good
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