Imperialism in India :: European Europe History

Imperialism in IndiaBritish imperialism on India had many coercive and negative affects on both(prenominal) the mother area, Britain and the colony, India. Many people would argue which effects were much prominent in these countries and some would agree that they were equal. But in both cases thither were actually both. In India the British colonization had more positive affects than negative. For Instance, When the British colonized India they built 40,000 miles of railroad and 70,000 miles of paved roadway. As a result the British made it much easier to travel across India. another(prenominal) good affect that the British had on India was the jump in agriculture, by means of large scale irrigation works. About 30 million acres were contrive into cultivation. Industrialization had also begun. Because of all these reasons almost no famine existed in British colonial India. The English also built many institutions in India and setup a productive government. They contribute fram ed wise laws and have established courts of justice(The Economic History Of India Under Early British Rule). In addition to all these positive affects, Britain also linked India to the modern font world through modern science and modern thought. However, where the is good in that respect has to be bad. British colonization of India had its d barrenbacks. As the great Mohandas Gahndi once verbalize You English committed one supreme crime against my people. For a coulomb years you have done everything for us. You have given us no responsibility for our own government. At first glance this may attend like a positive effect but Ghandi did not delineate it to be. Because even though it was a good thing that England setup a government in India they turned it into a burden because they did not allow any natives into the important positions. They mommied the Indians if you will. Another negative effect England had on India was the gaolbreak up of traditional industries. Prior to Bri tain colonizing India there were many more different skilled labors. Such as shipbuilding, metalwork, glassblowing, and paper making. With the break up there was a noticeable rise in the unemployment India. India was not the only country change by the annex to the British empire though. This annexation affected Great Britain as well. Although the effects were not as devastating they close up caused some change. But overall Britain definitely benefited from the colony of India. They got more raw materials and they also got more land.