How Did The British Imperialize India

Have you ever heard of a country invading another country, but not settling? Well, that’s exactly what happened when the British started trading with India. They British's method left little room for error as they took control of India, it's military, it's material, and its land. It was only after 200 years that India tried break free from the British rule. India demanded independence because, they were forced to fight in a war for democracy and they were not granted their own freedom.

When Britain imperialized India, India was known as British Raj. Soon the Indian's started to rebel and the British devised a plan to keep British Raj together. The British encouraged the idealist and political split between the Hindu and the Muslim to keep India divided to them could not rebel against Britain's ruling. In conclusion the Indian rebellion strengthened Britain's control over India. However, the Raj did have their advantages and disadvantages. Some advantages would have to be the British making a considerable investment in Indian infrastructure by railways, canals, and shipping and mining facilities. Some of the disadvantages of Raj would have to be the after effect. The Raj derailed the Indian economy and left the nation open to famines.
He believed in peaceful non-violent protests and he used those beliefs to push the British back starting with the Salt March. This was his first act of civil disobedience in this march he walked 240 miles to get to Dandi to illegally collect salt. This soon led to a world-wide civil disobedience rebellion against the British rule. He was arrested soon after along with 60,000 people, but the damage had been done. The whole world knew that someone was brave enough to stand up to the rule and strength of the British empire and his name was Mahatma