1. British Rule In India

2. New Imperialism
A period of colonial expansion by European powers, the United States, and the Empire of Japan during the late 19th and early 20th centuries
Most clearly shown in this section through the British methods of attempting to control India.
Liam

3. Vocab Terms
Sepoy - an Indian soldier hired by the British East India Company to protect the company’s interests in the region
Viceroy - a governor who ruled as a representative of a monarch
Civil - involving the general public or civic affairs
Estate - a landed property with a large house
Cory

4. The Great Rebellion
A growing Indian distrust of the British led to a revolt.
The major immediate cause of the revolt was a rumor that the troops new rifle cartridges were greased with cow and pig fat
The cows were sacred to the Hindus and the pig to Muslims. Touching these fats meant that, to the sepoys, the other people were polluted and the Indians did not agree.
Although it failed, the rebellion marked the first attempt against the British Raj and later, a new generation of Indian leaders would take up the cause
Luke

5. British Colonial Rule New School System Economic Consequences
Served only elite, upper-class Indians, however
Ninety percent of the population remained uneducated and illiterate
Economic Consequences
Brought hardship to millions of citizens in both the cities and the countryside
British manufactured goods destroyed local industries
Put women out of work
Severely damaged the Indian textile industry
Additional Consequences
Zamindars took advantage of their new authority
They increased taxes and forced the less fortunate peasants to become tenants or lose their land entirely.
The British also encouraged many Indian farmers to switch from growing food to growing cotton
Food supplies could not keep up with the growing population. Between 1800 and 1900, 30 million Indians died of starvation.
Jake

6. Benefits to English Rule
Industry in spinning, weaving and manufacturing improved and they exported worldwide
Many jobs were created in the steel and iron business
Modern railways were built and run by British administrators.
Ultimately the British infused its culture into the Indian culture – changing India forever.
Andrew

7. Indian Nationalists
They all had the full faith in the British sense of justice, fair play, honesty etc.
Made the Indians conscious of the bonds common in the political and economic aspects
Most famous was Rabindranath Tagore
Andrew

8. Rabindranath Tagore
Most famous Indian author who won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1913
Indian nationalist whose life work consisted of human dignity, world peace, and mutual understandings and union of East and West.
Aim was to force the British to improve the lot of the poor and to grant independence to India.
Man of many talents
Social reformer, spiritual leader, educator, philosopher, singer, painter, and international spokesperson for the moral concerns of his age
“It is my conviction that my countrymen will truly gain their India by fighting against the education that teaches them that a country is greater than the ideals of humanity.”
Bailey

9. Colonial Indian Culture
The love-hate relationship in India that arose from British hate toward India, led to cultural awakening.
The cultural revival led to a search for a national identity and modern literary expression.
Many well-known Indian authors of poems and novels began writing historical romances. Printed in the several Indian languages, newspapers also began to be published as mass support for nationalist causes.
Deandra

10. Memes/Visual Aids
Luke