HISTORY
THE WORLD BETWEEN THE WARS
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Question
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Schools and universities were built to educate Indians.
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Roads and railways were built throughout India to make transportation of goods more efficient.
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The British emphasized farming cash crops instead of food which led to famines.
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Courts were built to carry out justice in India.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Positive Effects of British Colonialism Road networks, dams, bridges, irrigation, canals, and telephone/telegraph lines were built, which helped India modernize. Sanitation and public health improved. Schools and colleges were established, so literacy improved.
Detailed explanation-2: -The introduction of many commercial crops like coffee, indigo, cotton, jute, and opium was another significant economic influence of British policies. These plants were introduced with certain goals in mind. Indians were forced to produce indigo and sell it under British-imposed restrictions.
Detailed explanation-3: -Florence Nightingale pointed out that the famines in British India were not caused by the lack of food in a particular geographical area. They were instead caused by inadequate transportation of food, which in turn was caused due to the absence of a political and social structure.