USA HISTORY

POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959

RECONSTRUCTION OF JAPANS GOVERNMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When and why did Great Britain come to India
A
In the 1601, Great Britain came to India through the East India Trading Company to set up trading forts.
B
In 1901 Great Britain came to India as missionaries to convert Hindu’s to Christianity.
C
in 1492, Great Britain was trying to expand their world wide power and took over India’s government through a bitter war that lasted many years.
D
India asked Great Britain to come to their aid in 1601, because their economy was failing and there was a bitter rivalry between Pakistan and the Indian people
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The British first landed in India in Surat for the purpose of trade. Here’s how and why a simple trading company, the British East India Company, became one of the biggest challenges the subcontinent had ever dealt with. By India Today Web Desk: The British landed in India in Surat on August 24, 1608.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer-The British first landed on Indian territory in the 1600s, but their rule did not begin until 1858. The period of British rule lasted until 1947 when India gained independence from Britain.

Detailed explanation-3: -The main reason for the involvement and influence of the EIC in the Indian Subcontinent is trade. They first entered the region as a charted joint-stock company to conduct trade. The trade of spices had proved highly profitable and the British wanted to have a share in this market.

Detailed explanation-4: -On 31 December 1600, the British East India Company received a Royal Charter from the British monarch Elizabeth I to trade with the East Indies. The company went on to colonise the Indian subcontinent.

Detailed explanation-5: -Why was the East India Company established? The East India Company was initially created in 1600 to serve as a trading body for English merchants, specifically to participate in the East Indian spice trade.

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