1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
SCORPION-xisa [38]
3 years ago
8

''The British Empire was a force for good in India.” How far do you agree with this statement?

History
1 answer:
Murljashka [212]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

uh, nowhere. They were HORRIBLE

Why not, you may ask?

- The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

- By 1890 about 6,000 British officials ruled 250 million Indians

- Racism was also reflected in the penal code. There had never been a taboo against homosexuality in Indian culture and practice until the British Victorians introduced one.

- Britain also helped solidify and perpetuate the iniquities of the caste system, which was a horrible division of people.

- Religion became a useful means of divide and rule, with the fostering of a two-nation theory that eventually divided the country and made partition inevitable; one million were killed and 17 million displaced.

- Winston Churchill, widely heralded as one of the greatest brits was viciously racist and perpetuated hardline racism in British colonies around the world, once saying: “I hate Indians. They are a beastly people with a beastly religion . . . Let the Viceroy sit on the back of a giant elephant and trample Gandhi into the dirt.”

- Up to 35 million died unnecessarily in famines; London ate India’s bread while India starved, and in 1943 nearly four million Bengalis died. It was their own fault, according to Churchill, for “breeding like rabbits”.

and that's barely skimming the surface. The sheer number of atrocities Britain has committed in India established its legacy as being one of genocide, tyranny, cultural theft and erasure. The few positive things its presence accomplished are far outweighed by the sick acts it carried out on the Indian people.

You might be interested in
What are the parts of a mission?
shepuryov [24]

Answer:Customers. Who are your customers? ...

Products or services. What are the main products or services that you offer? ...

Markets. ...

Technology. ...

Concern for survival. ...

Philosophy. ...

Self-concept. ...

Concern for public image.

Explanation: If you wanna do a mission you need these things to do good with the mission but there is more to a mission than this(this is not all the information)

5 0
3 years ago
Sputnik i launched in what year?
zaharov [31]
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik in October 1957.
8 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
European exploration in the 15th and 16th century had a tremendous impact around the world especially in the Americas. Theses vo
blagie [28]

Response:

Technologies and arms are optimistic, while pathogens are the negative influence of Europeans on America's future.

Explanation of:

The positive influence of Europeans on the future of the Americas was that they introduced technology, weapons, cattle, plants, etc. to America. They also also brought Christianity to the people of America. The detrimental effect of Europeans was the introduction of deadly diseases such as smallpox, syphilis and measles, etc., which destroyed a huge population of America due to lack of defense mechanisms, since these diseases were foreign to them.

8 0
2 years ago
What was the name given to the organization of farmers dedicated to calling for regulation of railroads and providing education
aleksley [76]
The name given to the organization of farmers is the Grange
3 0
3 years ago
How did the magnetic compass help traders?
dusya [7]

Answer: It helped them find their way to new countries by land and water

Explanation:took test

6 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • The economies of many European nations were devastated at the end of World War I fora II of the following reasons except ____.
    15·2 answers
  • John Brown is often described as a terrorist. Do you agree with this description? Why or why not? What attributes might make him
    9·1 answer
  • How long did it take to inspire other cities to create their own sewage systems?
    7·1 answer
  • What issue defined the presidential election of 1860?
    8·2 answers
  • The preamble to the Declaration of Independence refers to natural rights (albeit by using different terms). What are natural rig
    6·2 answers
  • Examine these two paintings that depict famous events from American history. The image on the left, painted in 1940, shows the s
    14·2 answers
  • how far do you think the government should go in trying to protect itself against threats to its policies in times of war?
    12·1 answer
  • What was an effect of the US increase in production during World War II
    6·1 answer
  • Qué saben acerca de la figura de San Jose.
    6·1 answer
  • After the American Revolution, why did France view the United States as a model nation?
    7·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!