British Imperialism on India
The bitter imperialism imposed upon India by Britain has, and still, raises critic debates on whether it was for or against the welfare and betterment of the Indian country. In 1858, Britain officially began its somewhat harsh imperialism over India. Even though Indian economy and geography experienced a dramatic downfall, it thus created a broader range of possible economical support. Furthermore, education, technology, and government had all been anglicized. And religion and philosophical thought had been greatly influenced. Despite the British "iron grip" on India, imperialism had, in many ways, benefited India in the long run. What the British had brought to the Indians through it's imperialism, was a vast load of knowledge and systems of governing that have time and time again proven itself to be the one that prevails the best. India, at the time before the British influence and imperialism, were made up of numerous small princedoms. Inevitably, each princedom had a slightly different government system. However, when the British came, they unified India as a whole and established the country under a stable government, the English government. And even after the withdrawal of the British raj, the governmental form
British imperialism can no doubt be characterized as an over all betterment to India. Without the unification of India, caused by British imperialism as a catalyst, India would most likely be a mass of warring princedoms. Constantly at war over economical, political and religious reasons, much like the Middle East. Furthermore, it allowed India to mature and develop in many fields that which they had been previously lacking, due to various reasons. Unification plays and important part in success and thus relates greatly to the cultural and intellectual developments and interactions among and within societies. was modeled after and retained by India. Secondly, western technology was, at that time, the most advanced compared to anywhere else in the world, and with the British occupation, much of this technology was made more readily accessible to India. A portion of the technology even influenced some more scientific findings on India's part. Lastly, the British imperialism greatly increased the educational teachings to the people of India. In India at that time, there were about 15 major languages and 720 different dialects. Thus, India was thoroughly divided. What the British raj had imposed on India was the requirement to all learn a single language, English. This is clearly one of the most important factors in the British loss of control over India, due to the ability for each separate cultural and ethnic group
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