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BRITISH IMPERIALISM IN INDIA
I.
Pre-European Imperialism
A. Weak leaders caused Indian ____________________ to decline
B. ___________________ system enforced
C. Hindus and Muslims often at ____________________
II.
Portuguese, French, Dutch, and British established trade posts in 1600’s
A. Most set up joint stock ____________________
B. Companies traded silk, sugar, tea, etc.
(WHAT TYPE OF IMPERIALISM IS THIS? ___________________________)
III.
British East India Company became leading foreign power –1757
A. BEIC eventually acted as a colonial government
1. Other companies slowly ____________________ from India
2. Foreign affairs and trade regulated
3. ______________________ networks created
4. Indian soldiers (____________________) were hired to be in BEIC army
(WHAT TYPE OF IMPERIALISM IS THIS? ___________________________)
B. Some of Indian culture was initially respected
C. BEIC’s lack of religious sensitivity created conflict
1. _________________________ allowed to remarry
2. Sepoys required to ________________________, which affected castes
D. Sepoy rebellion of 1857 led to end of BEIC control
1. Sepoys believed rumor that bullets they used were greased with ________
and/or ______________ fat and rebelled
2. Uprising spread across India
3. ____________________ troops helped suppress the rebellion
IV.
Direct British rule of India began in 1858
(WHAT TYPE OF IMPERIALISM IS THIS? ___________________________)
A. Economy was made dependent on Britain
1. Local _________________________ was discouraged
2. Artisans could not compete with _____________________ production
3. ________________ materials had to be exported to Britain for production
4. Emphasis on growing export crops led to _____________________
B. Indians expected to live, speak, and dress like the British
C. _____________________, healthcare, communication systems improved
D. Transportation systems built
E. Fighting between ______________ and ______________ was suppressed