HISTORY
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
Question
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Hospitals
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Schools
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Improved transportation
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Improved electrical grid
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Detailed explanation-1: -Impact of British Rule – Negative Aspects British mismanagement led to famines: The British rule placed more emphasis on the cultivation of cash crops rather than growing crops that would feed India’s huge population. They imported food from other parts of the empire to feed its citizens.
Detailed explanation-2: -What were the positives and negative effects of British rule on Indians? Positive: Improved transport, Farming methods, order justice, and education. Negative: Exploitation, destruction of local industry, deforestation, and famine.
Detailed explanation-3: -The present states of Telangana, Goa, Jammu, and Kashmir, Sikkim, and Rajasthan were never under the British rule in India. Many parts of Karnataka, Chattisgarh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh are also said to have never been ruled by the British.
Detailed explanation-4: -What was one positive result of the British raj’s rule in India? India had a developed infrastructure, including railroads and communications.