COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM 1870 1914
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The death of many Africans
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The Queen taking over the British colonies in India
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The White Man’s Burden
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The Berlin Wall
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Detailed explanation-1: -It led to the dissolution of the East India Company, and forced the British to reorganize the army, the financial system, and the administration in India, through passage of the Government of India Act 1858. India was thereafter administered directly by the British government in the new British Raj.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Queen Victoria Was this answer helpful?
Detailed explanation-4: -Indian Mutiny, also called Sepoy Mutiny or First War of Independence, widespread but unsuccessful rebellion against British rule in India in 1857–59. Begun in Meerut by Indian troops (sepoys) in the service of the British East India Company, it spread to Delhi, Agra, Kanpur, and Lucknow.