COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
IMPERIALISM IN ASIA
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led by Gandhi, Indians rose up to fight against British imperial rule
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Indian soldiers known as sepoys rebelled against the German government’s unfair treatment of them
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the meeting when European powers divided up Asia for their own imperialistic purposes
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Indian soldiers fighting back about a disrespectful practice in greasing gun ammunition
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Detailed explanation-1: -Many sepoys believed that the victory was the destruction of cartridges that were standard issue with the new rifle were greased with lard (pork fat) which was regarded as unclean by Muslims and tallow (cow fat) which angered the Hindus as cows were equal to a goddess to them.
Detailed explanation-2: -The main causes of the Sepoy Mutiny may be summarised as: Sepoys were unhappy with the pay inequality compared to British soldiers. Sepoys were suspicious that rifle cartridges used animal fats they could not touch as part of their religious beliefs. The sepoys’ unwillingness to serve abroad.
Detailed explanation-3: -The rebellion Later in April sepoy troopers at Meerut refused the Enfield cartridges, and, as punishment, they were given long prison terms, fettered, and put in jail. This punishment incensed their comrades, who rose on May 10, shot their British officers, and marched to Delhi, where there were no European troops.
Detailed explanation-4: -In May 1857, a group of Indian soldiers in the British East India Company’s army led a mutiny in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The mutiny soon escalated into an uprising of sepoys and Indian civilians throughout northern India.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Great Rebellion of 1857 (also called the Indian Mutiny, Sepoy Rebellion, and First War of Independence) began as a mutiny by Bengal army soldiers, or sepoys, against their commanders in the army of the British East India Company.