HISTORY
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
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Question
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Britain was being cocky.
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Britain had advances in technology and weapons.
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Britain had a very good plan for imperializing India.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Telegraph and radio technology allowed imperial governments to communicate with their far-flung ships, governors, and agents. Imperialists used these and other industrial technologies to claim that they were superior to the people they wanted to rule.
Detailed explanation-2: -The British used their military might and advanced technology to conquer and keep control of most parts of India. The British Indian Army was made up of roughly two-thirds Indian soldiers hired to defend the British East India Company and later the British government’s interests, and just one-third British soldiers.
Detailed explanation-3: -The British controlled India through the British East India Company, which ruled with an iron hand. In 1857, an Indian revolt, led by native soldiers called sepoys, incited an uprising known as the Sepoy Mutiny. After suppressing the rebellion, the British government made India part of the empire in 1858.
Detailed explanation-4: -England, in what is now Britain, wanted more land overseas where it could build new communities, known as colonies. These colonies would provide England with valuable materials, like metals, sugar and tobacco, which they could also sell to other countries.