To sum up the whole, the British rule has been—morally, a great blessing; politically, peace and order on one hand, blunders on
the other; materially, impoverishment . . . The natives call the British system 'Sakar ki Churi,' 'the knife of sugar.' That is to say there is no oppression, it is all smooth and sweet, but it is the knife, notwithstanding. —Dadabhai Naoroji, the first Indian elected to the British Parliament, in a speech during 1871 about the impact of Great Britain on India
What does the quotation above show about the impact of imperialism on territory that was controlled by Great Britain?
A. Imperialism created disorder and very negative outcomes.
B. There were positive effects as well as negative effects.
C. The effects of imperialism were very positive.
D. Controlled territories benefited materially from imperialism
The correct answer is salutary neglect. The name of the policy came from a speech that the philosopher Edmund Burke gave to Parliament in the 1700s. A policy then emerged wherein the colonies were, more or less, left alone. Certainly more than they would have been as a subservient colony to the Crown.
If you remember newspapers were how many people envied war and how many thought that the British soldiers did wrong in the Boston Massacre where both sides were at fault.
