COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
IMPERIALISM IN ASIA
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Question
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Their religion was disrespected by the British Army
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They were not being paid the same as British soldiers
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They were not being promoted as quickly as the white soldiers
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They were against unfair trade practices
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Detailed explanation-1: -The rebellion began when sepoys refused to use new rifle cartridges, which were thought to be lubricated with grease containing a mixture of pigs’ and cows’ lard and thus religiously impure for Muslims and Hindus.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sepoys were angry with the British because: They were paid low wages. British did not respect their religion. They were asked to open the cartridge with their teeth, which was believed to be made of cow’s and pig’s flesh which triggered the sepoys.
Detailed explanation-3: -Underlying grievances over British taxation and recent land annexations by the English East India Company (EEIC) also contributed to the anger of the sepoy mutineers, and within weeks, dozens of units of the Indian army joined peasant armies in widespread rebellion.