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Homework #15

1. The British controlled India by way of taking advantage of all the populace. They exploited quarrels between the little states that had formed, as well as fights between the two religions present in India (Hindu and Muslim).
2. British rule brought Western culture and civilization to India. It brought the English language, Western customs, sciences and arts. However, the British rule ended up causing a great many disputes between the people, and eventually a rebellion, in which many Indians died.
3. The British took advantage of the people and used the regions’ fierce disputes for themselves, in order to win control of those regions. They also took advantage of the religions found in India, especially by using cow and pig fat on cartridges for guns during the Sepoy Rebellion.
4. The imposition of Western culture led to conflict because the natives disliked the British attempts to take control of their lives and force them to follow their culture. Also, the British forced the sepoys to fight wars for the British in Afghanistan, and they were dissatisfied with this.
5. Approaches to nationalism in India include imposition of British culture, use of the colony to better the advantage of Britain, and on the Indians’ side, the unification of the sepoys to rebel against the British.