imperialism in india
Imperialism is the policy of extending a nation's authority by territorial acquisition or by the establishment of economic and political predominance over other nations. (Dictionary.com).The two main categories into which the effects of imperialism on India can be sorted into are, positive and negative. The positive effects of imperialism on India outweigh the negatives, but there are negatives nevertheless such as exclusion from the government. Britain brought western morality and innovation, which it lacked, this improved Indian society. This morality and innovation rooted in and then flourished into much more after the British left. The Imperialism of India had numerous negative effects many of which are apparent today. To start off The Government of India was run not by Indians, but by British. The Indians held positions, but none important enough to have any influence. This affected them because after the British left they took their government and their gains with them, and thus they never learned how to govern effectively and thus the people didn’t take part in Government.(1) On top of that Britain industrialized India, but in the process destroyed many trades. This supplied India with jobs, but its purpose was to use India to supply Britain with raw materials. The negative effect of industrialization of India is that once the British left the demand for their raw materials fell, and thus destroyed the industry.(5) With no jobs/trades for Indians to take up India fell into unemployment and separated the poor and the rich drastically, a separation that still continues to this day. Even though the imperialism of India had negative effects the aftermath of imperialism left behind many positive effects that when reaped helped Indian society flourish. To start off before the British came it can be said that the Indians were not very moral or civilized, due to things such as infanticide and widow burning. Infanticide is when the female babies are killed.