Apush Dbq British Imperialism

Do you ever wonder why whenever you have a problem, it’s always an Indian person that answers on the phone. Imperialism is when one country (usually the one with more power) takes over another country for their own benefits. Imperialism generally happens when a country needs something that they don’t have and that thing will make their country run smoother. What they do is find who has what they need and if they aren’t best buddies with them, they usually take that country over for what they need. This happened in 1857 when the British took control over India for their cotton and tea because we all know how the British love their tea. Although Britain had developed a strong government for India, gave them plenty of jobs, and built schools for them; However, British government only served the needs of the Britians, the jobs were so crappy that Indians died of starvation, and only the super rich Indian males were the only ones getting educated.

The British established a strong government over 500 million people and was able to keep India in it’s feet (Lalvani, Doc #3). During their rule, however, the government only served under the British and their needs and only 16% of the government was Indian. The British also established Indian armies and military academies for “protection” of India (Gandhi). However, these Indian armies were trained more to control India than to protect it and they were also were trained to kill their own people in cold blood without second thought. The power that the Indians let the British get ensured that the Indians were not going to be free in their own country for a long