COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
IMPERIALISM IN ASIA
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After the sepoy rebellion, relations were tense between Britain & India so the British gov. took control & named Queen Victoria “Empress of India”
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During the Opium Wars, China successfully got the majority of the British addicted to opium.
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The Panama Canal and Suez Canal both save an approximate 7, 800 miles on traveling whether for trade or other purposes.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -How did the British relationship to India change after the Sepoy Rebellion? The British ended the rule of the East India Company and the British crown ruled India.
Detailed explanation-2: -That India would be increasingly difficuly to rule.
Detailed explanation-3: -Britons from varying social classes felt sympathy and admiration for their Indian counterparts, even in lieu of the Sepoy Rebellion in 1857. They differentiated between loyal Indian soldiers and the rebels that threatened to overthrow the crown jewel of the British Empire.
Detailed explanation-4: -By the end, over 50, 000 sepoys had died or were executed later, whether or not they were guilty of participating in the revolt. Another 100, 000 civilians were killed by British efforts to put down the rebellion and take revenge. The chaos that followed also contributed to a major famine that killed even more people.