Motivations For Imperialism In India

By Jade, Grace, Haiden and Henry

NotesAbundant natural resources and raw materials

To gain a much larger market to buy their manufactured goods and as a way to make money for future advances

Trading things such as opium and cotton from India for tea from China

British were much more technologically advanced

Felt that they were obligated to westernize other races of people.

3 - Number of countries that participated in the cotton, opium and tea trade. China, Britain and India.

Ethnocentric Reasons - Belief that their cultural values and beliefs were superior to other nations beliefs.

Textbook:- British East India Company set up trading posts in parts of India and over

time, they became successful and were the leading power in India- India is Britain's “Jewel of the Crown” , meaning its major supplier of raw

materials - Large population (300 million) were good marker for Britain's goods- Civil war made US cut off supplies production in Britain which made them

eager to produce from India- India became more useful after railroads were installed - able to transport

goods to inner ports of neighboring countries much easier and more efficiently- India developed their modern economy and brought unity to connected

regions which made them useful to Britain

MOTIVATIONS FOR IMPERIALISM BRITAIN SAW INDIA’S HUGE POPULATION OF 300 MILLION AS A WAY TO MAKE MONEY OFF OF SELLING GOODS IMPORTED FROM INDIA

3COUNTRIES

INVOLVED IN THE TEA, COTTON, AND OPIUM TRADE

OPIUM AND COTTON SENT TO CHINA IN EXCHANGE FOR TEA

JEWEL OF THE CROWN

INDIA HAS ABUNDANT NATURAL RESOURCES AND RAW MATERIALS

BRITISH WERE MUCH MORE TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED IN BOTH TRANSPORTATION AND WEAPONS

MORE USEFUL AFTER RAILROADS WERE INSTALLED ABLE TO TRANSPORT GOODS TO INNER PORTS OF NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES MUCH EASIER AND MORE EFFICIENTLY

IN INDIA

THE BRITISH FELT THAT THEIR WAYS WERE MORE SUPERIOR TO OTHER COUNTRIES, SO THEY FELT OBLIGATED TO WESTERNIZE OTHER COUNTRIES

ETHNOCENTRISM SOCIAL DARWINISM

GREAT

BRITAIN

INDIA

CHINA

Motivations for Imperialism

INDIA3COUNTRIES

INVOLVED IN THE TEA, COTTON, AND OPIUM TRADE

JEWEL OF THE CROWN

OPIUM AND COTTON SENT TO CHINA IN EXCHANGE FOR TEA

BRITAIN SAW INDIA’S HUGE POPULATION OF 300 MILLION AS A WAY TO MAKE MONEY OFF OF SELLING GOODS IMPORTED FROM INDIA

INDIA HAS ABUNDANT NATURAL RESOURCES AND RAW MATERIALS

MORE USEFUL AFTER RAILROADS INSTALLED- ABLE TO TRANSPORT GOODS TO PORTS OF NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES (EASY + MORE EFFECTIVE)

CIVIL WAR MADE US CUT OFF

SUPPLIES PRODUCTION IN

BRITAIN - MAKING THEM EAGER

TO PRODUCE FROM INDIA

India developed their modern economy and brought unity to connected regions which made them useful to Britain

SOCIAL DARWINISM THE BRITISH FELT THAT THEIR WAYS WERE MORE SUPERIOR TO OTHER COUNTRIES, SO THEY FELT OBLIGATED TO WESTERNIZE OTHER COUNTRIES