What Are Some Examples Of British Imperialism

A big example of imperialism in the past is the control that the British held in India. Imperialism is when a strong country seeks to expand its territories by taking advantage of a smaller and weaker country. This can be done peacefully with no violence or violently by fighting the country. Imperialism actually helps both countries by giving the stronger country more resources and other needs. The smaller country than gains a more stable and strong economy and government. A notable case of imperialism is the British imperialism in India. In the early 1600’s British ships encountered the people of the Mughal Empire. The Mughal Empire was a strong empire that was much larger and more powerful than any country in Europe. After 100 years in the 1700s, the Mughal empire started going on its decline. States slowly began to break away from Mughal Rule. This gave Britain a huge chance to come in and gain control over large parts of India because of the weakening empire. The British people who came in and did this were known as the “British East India Company”. This company was not fully controlled by the British government They did many things including establishing their own army. The army consisted of British officers leading Indian soldiers (Sepoys). The “British East India Company” brought western education, tried to change
In 1857 the two religions decided to attack the British stationed in the area. This failed miserably and the British destroyed the rebellion.Shortly after the British government ended the rule of the British East India Company, and the British government ruled it directly. The British helped build new roads, help communications through telegraph and postal systems, helped improve farming, helped the justice system, and gained better education. But Some Indians did not like that the Western culture was replacing the Indian culture and they felt as if they were second-class