“Universidad Autónoma de Baja

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Escenario Regional de Asia

Activity #1 - British rule in India

“Double-entry chart of British rule in India”

16/08/2021
 Pros
● Investments in transport and
communications for the transfer
of raw materials from farms to
ports and of finished products
from ports to the farms.
● Implementation of an educational
system even if limited
● English education introduced to
create a class of educated
Indians (administrators)
● Integration of India to the world
economy financial connexions.
● Setting of a legal order good for
business
● Investment in infrastructure :
railways, irrigation works, canals.
Cons
● The economic impact of British
rule was most far-reaching. It
destroyed the traditional
economy of India and drained
India's wealth to Britain.
● The economic policies of the
British also affected the classes
of peasants, artisans very
adversely.
● The discontentment that resulted
from British Rule gave rise to a
series of resistance movements
against the British. The Sanyasi
and Fakir uprising, the Farazi
movements, the Wahhabi
movement and the Santhal
rebellion are some examples of
resistance to British rule.
● The British decided to exploit and
impoverish indians.
● The duty free entry of foreign
goods wasn't good for Indian
economy, because the cheap
foreign goods were a threat to
Indian handloom. Also, Indian
weavers suffered much loss.
● By the mid-nineteenth century,
no single Indian power could
challenge the British.
● The war of 1857 had to end in
defeat due to the military and
political weakness of the Indians
● Definition of national debt in
Sterling Pounds
● No reinvestment in development
Reference

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df

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