1. changing politics, economic development, social practices, language, virtually every aspect of Indian culture 4. Advantages and disadvantages of rule a. Disadvantages 1700s – 1. Profits generated by raw materials sent back to 2. Size/efficiency of British mills drove locals out of business 3. British could confiscate peasant land if didn’t pay taxes i. Local zamindars abused system to get more land ii. Mass famines kill one third of Indian population 4. Goal economic exploitation through military force b. Advantages 1800s – 1. Motivated by increased efficiency i. Selfishness ii. White Man’s Burden 2. Modernized country i. Infrastructure roads, railroads, telegraph, postal – ii. Educational system 1. Raise scientific/technological advancement 2. Create educated pro-Western natives 3. in blood and color, but English in taste, “Indian in opinion, in morals, and in intellect.” iii. Civil service exam iv. Eliminated inhumane cultural practices 1. Sati burning widows – 2. Thuggee ritual assassination of travelers Kali – – 3. treatment of untouchables v. Reduced level of sectarian strife in By 1900, only small portion of not controlled by National resistance movements beginning to form For the time being, unable to move foreign masters Laid foundation for freedom movements that would expel foreigners after WWII before 1800 Only major regions controlled by and – British influence in Portuguese controlled part of – controlled by Dutch East India Company – Handed responsibility over to upper-class natives Western-educated and Rich in rubber, tin, oil, copper, iron, aluminum ore Stamford Raffles trading center and fortress, base – – With and , one of most prized possessions ’s French Conquest of , , – needs to stop from having uninterrupted control of takes over 1879-1859 pressured Nguyen dynasty to accept foreign rule – Most profitable natural resources tin, rubber, chrome, oil, bauxite – Government related to that of British More religious than British conversion – Local elite of upper-class, Westernized natives Exploited economy a la British – la mission civilisatrice modern technology and science to the colonies – more willing to resort to repression and violence to maintain order Remained independent due to leadership and good luck King Mongkut and King Chulalongkorn (The King and I) Modernized monarchs introduced industrialization/Western – reforms Geographic setting lay between British and French Indochina Mutually agreed informally to let it be buffer zone US Annexation of the
1. changing politics, economic development, social practices, language, virtually every aspect of Indian culture 4. Advantages and disadvantages of rule a. Disadvantages – 1700s 1. Profits generated by raw materials sent back to 2. Size/efficiency of British mills drove locals out of business 3. British could confiscate peasant land if didn’t pay taxes i. Local zamindars abused system to get more land ii. Mass famines kill one third of Indian population 4. Goal economic exploitation through military force b. Advantages – 1800s 1. Motivated by increased efficiency i. Selfishness ii. White Man’s Burden 2. Modernized country i. Infrastructure – roads, railroads, telegraph, postal ii. Educational system 1. Raise scientific/technological advancement 2. Create educated pro-Western natives 3. “Indian in blood and color, but English in taste, in opinion, in morals, and in intellect.” iii. Civil service exam iv. Eliminated inhumane cultural practices 1. Sati – burning widows 2. Thuggee – ritual assassination of travelers – Kali 3. treatment of untouchables v. Reduced level of sectarian strife in By 1900, only small portion of not controlled by National resistance movements beginning to form For the time being, unable to move foreign masters Laid foundation for freedom movements that would expel foreigners after WWII before 1800 Only major regions controlled by – and British influence in Portuguese controlled part of – – controlled by Dutch East India Company Handed responsibility over to upper-class natives Western-educated and Rich in rubber, tin, oil, copper, iron, aluminum ore – Stamford Raffles – trading center and fortress, base With and , one of ’s most prized possessions French Conquest of – , , needs to stop from having uninterrupted control of takes over 1879-1859 – pressured Nguyen dynasty to accept foreign rule Most profitable natural resources – tin, rubber, chrome, oil, bauxite Government related to that of British More religious than British – conversion Local elite of upper-class, Westernized natives Exploited economy – a la British la mission civilisatrice – modern technology and science to the colonies more willing to resort to repression and violence to maintain order Remained independent due to leadership and good luck King Mongkut and King Chulalongkorn (The King and I) Modernized monarchs – introduced industrialization/Western reforms Geographic setting lay between British and French Indochina Mutually agreed informally to let it be buffer zone US Annexation of the
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