HISTORY
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
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Persia
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India
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Africa
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The Ottoman Empire
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Detailed explanation-1: -India was the jewel in the crown of the British Empire. As well as spices, jewels and textiles, India had a huge population. Soldiering was an honourable tradition in India and the British capitalised on this. They regimented India’s manpower as the backbone of their military power.
Detailed explanation-2: -England needed raw materials that her colonies could supply. Lumber, wool, iron, cotton, tobacco, rice, and indigo were among the products needed in England.
Detailed explanation-3: -India was the world’s main producer of cotton textiles and had substantial export trade to Britain as well as many other European countries, via the East India Company.
Detailed explanation-4: -Britain relied on the colonies as source of raw materials, such as lumber and tobacco. Americans engaged with new forms of trade and financing that increased their ability to buy British-made goods.