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Motivations For Imperialism In India By Jade, Grace, Haiden and Henry Notes Abundant natural resources and raw materials To gain a much larger market to buy their manufactured goods and as a way to make money for future advances Trading things such as opium and cotton from India for tea from China British were much more technologically advanced Felt that they were obligated to westernize other races of people. 3 - Number of countries that participated in the cotton, opium and tea trade. China, Britain and India. Ethnocentric Reasons - Belief that their cultural values and beliefs were superior to other nations beliefs. Textbook: - British East India Company set up trading posts in parts of India and over time, they became successful and were the leading power in India India is Britain's “Jewel of the Crown” , meaning its major supplier of raw materials Large population (300 million) were good marker for Britain's goods Civil war made US cut off supplies production in Britain which made them eager to produce from India India became more useful after railroads were installed - able to transport goods to inner ports of neighboring countries much easier and more efficiently India developed their modern economy and brought unity to connected regions which made them useful to Britain MOTIVATIONS FOR IMPERIALISM IN INDIA 300 MILLION AS A WAY BRITAIN SAW INDIA’S HUGE POPULATION OF TO MAKE MONEY OFF OF SELLING GOODS IMPORTED FROM INDIA INDIA HAS ABUNDANT NATURAL RESOURCES AND RAW MATERIALS BRITISH WERE MUCH MORE TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED IN BOTH TRANSPORTATION AND WEAPONS IN DI A T A E GR TAIN I CHIN BR A 3 COUNTRIES INVOLVED IN THE TEA, COTTON, AND OPIUM TRADE JEWEL OF THE CROWN ETHNOCENTRISM MORE USEFUL AFTER RAILROADS WERE INSTALLED ABLE TO TRANSPORT GOODS TO INNER PORTS OF NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES MUCH EASIER AND MORE EFFICIENTLY SOCIAL DARWINISM THE BRITISH FELT THAT THEIR WAYS WERE MORE SUPERIOR TO OTHER COUNTRIES, SO THEY FELT OBLIGATED TO WESTERNIZE OTHER COUNTRIES OPIUM AND COTTON SENT TO CHINA IN EXCHANGE FOR TEA Motivations for Imperialism BRITAIN SAW INDIA’S HUGE POPULATION OF 300 MILLION AS A WAY TO MAKE MONEY OFF OF SELLING GOODS IMPORTED FROM INDIA INDIA OUNTRIES INVOLVED IN THE TEA, COTTON, AND OPIUM TRADE JEWEL OF THE CROWN SOCIAL DARWINISM THE BRITISH FELT THAT THEIR WAYS WERE MORE SUPERIOR TO OTHER COUNTRIES, SO THEY FELT OBLIGATED TO WESTERNIZE OTHER COUNTRIES 3C MORE USEFUL AFTER RAILROADS India developed their modern INSTALLED- ABLE TO TRANSPORT INDIA HAS ABUNDANT GOODS TO PORTS OF NEIGHBORING economy and brought unity to NATURAL RESOURCES COUNTRIES (EASY + MORE AND RAW MATERIALS connected regions which made EFFECTIVE) them useful to Britain OPIUM AND COTTON SENT TO CHINA IN EXCHANGE FOR TEA CIVIL WAR MADE US CUT OFF SUPPLIES PRODUCTION IN BRITAIN - MAKING THEM EAGER TO PRODUCE FROM INDIA