2.  What was your main “takeaway” from this Cold War unit?  Do you believe that the US responded well to the threat posed by the Soviet Union? Why or why not?  What questions do you still have about the Cold War?

3.  Large country with many language spoken  Caste system:

4.  British want to expand trade – 1600’s  East India Company sets up trading posts  East India fights, wins against French in 1757 for control of India

5.  Uses army of Indian soldiers (sepoys)  Company regulated by GB  British set up policies to restrict economy of India ◦ Restrict manufacturing ◦ Raw materials sent to GB

6.  Negative Effects: ◦ British hold political power ◦ British hold economic power  Reduces self-sufficiency, leads to famine ◦ Racist attitude of British  Positive Effects: ◦ Huge railroad completed  Helps develop economy ◦ Irrigation, sanitation, public health ◦ Schools lead to increased literacy ◦ British troops establish law

7.  1850 – GB owns most of India  Pockets of resistance: ◦ Resent racism ◦ Resent Christianity  Rumor spreads in 1857: sepoys must use cartridges in rifles creased with beef and pork  British jailed soldiers who refused to bit or use cartridges  Sepoys rebelled

8.  Took E. India Company a year to regain control  Needed reinforcements of troops from GB  Indians could not unite: ◦ Poor leadership ◦ Split between Hindus and Muslims

9.  As a result, Britain took direct control of India  After 1877 the British Queen Victoria controlled the viceroy (Governor of India)  Mutiny only increased racist attitude of British

10.  In early 1800’s Indians begin demanding more autonomy and modernization…  Indian National Congress in 1885 and Muslim League in 1906.