COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
IMPERIALISM IN ASIA
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Question
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What was referred to as “the Jewel in the Crown”
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China
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Africa
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Great Britian
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India
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Often described as the ‘Jewel in the Crown’, British India played a key role (economic, strategic, military) in the expansion and consolidation of British Empire.
Detailed explanation-2: -India’s cotton was of exceptional quality and its value increased from 40 million rupees to 60 million rupees in 20 years. Thus, the British considered India to be its “Jewel in the Crown” because of its location, resources and population, out of which they could earn huge amounts of revenue.
Detailed explanation-3: -The British Prime Minister during the period 1874 to 1881 called Benjamin Disraeli has named India as ‘the brightest Jewel in the Crown of the British Empire, .
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