Part 3 - Expansion and empire INDIA Flashcards
(12 cards)
1
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East india company?
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- set up in 1600 - had monopoly over british trade in india
- EIC ships carried cheap british goods and traded them for goods in far countries
- silk, coffee, spices brought back to england - EIC businessmen and monarchs made fortune
- india important base for much of britains growth in global trading
- EIC first set up trading posts in Surat (1612), Madras (1638) and Bombay (1668)
- had its own army, navy, local indian people trained to become soldiers for EIC
- monopoly ended in 1694
2
Q
Battle of Plassey?
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- 1757 - 3000 company troops (2200 local indians) led by robert clive defeated indian army of over 40,000
- led by prince siraj-ud-daula (helped by french)
- victory allows EIC to take over benglan - one of richest parts of india
3
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Robert Clive
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- while governor of bengal, won battle of plassey in 1757 - oversaw plunder of region making fortune
- returned to india as governor and commander-in-chief of bengal 1764-67 - green and mismanagement increased devastation of 1700 bengal famine - 10m died
4
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Indian rebellion 1857
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- sepoys objected to new cartridges - british ignored objections
- may 1857 - Meerut - 85 sepoys refused to use the cartridges - sent to jail for 10 years
- 1 day later - other sepoys rose up in support of prisoners - broke them out of jail - british officers killed and army barracks/homes lit on fire
5
Q
Indian war?
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- bibighar massacre - 200 british women and children massacred at cawnpore
- massacres on both sides
6
Q
Aftermath of indian rebellion
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- rebellion shocked british - politicians taken aback by ferocity
- british government took over responsibility for running india from EIC
- india office set up and run by a viceroy
- british more careful about how they goverened
- limited number of indians allowed jobs in government
7
Q
impact of empire on britain and empire: indias economic resources
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- britain made fortune from trading in indias raw materials
- increased trade created jobs for indians and british
- british introduced coal mining to india
8
Q
impact of empire on britain and empire: building factories
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- many areas in india became industrialised
- local indians worked in factories
9
Q
impact of empire on britain and empire: improved health
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- british introduced vaccine and treatment programme to fight diseases - improved sewage systems - life expectancy increased
- british blamed for causing famine in india in late 1800s - millions died
10
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impact of empire on britain and empire: communications
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- british built 30,000km of railways and 130,000 bridges - goods and people could travel quickly
- canals, roads developed
11
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impact of empire on britain and empire: culture and society
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- legal system created
- high courts set up in Madra, calcutta and bombay
- thousands of schools/colleges opened - english language spread
- benefited traders - meant indians greater access to knowledge in academics
12
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Impact of british Raj on britain
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- british factories brought in raw materials from india - converted into finished products - sold back to countries in empire
- created many jobs
- indian army fought bravely on britains side in both world wars
