Midterm Review 1

Intent of a powerful nation to control the politics, economics, & culture of weaker nations or regions

Extending a country's power & influence using diplomacy or military force 

• Spheres of Influence
• Settlement Colonies
• Nationalism
• Imperialism 

Prior to the western imperialism of the 18th-19th centuries India was dominated by the

• Persian Sultanate

• Ottoman Empire

• Delhi Sultanate

• Mughal Empire

British control of India was led by...

• the East India Company.

• the Royal Navy.

• the British Imperial Army.

• the British-Indian Raj.

What religious divide existed in India (and still does)?

• Hindus v. Christians

• Muslims v. Hindus

• Christians v Muslims

• Hindus v. Buddhists

Besides producing cash crops, how else did India serve British economic needs?

• India had a huge population of 300 million consumers who could be forced to by British textiles and goods. .

• India had a huge population that could be forced to work in British factories.

• India had a huge population that could be forced to work on industrial farms to feed Britain

• India had a huge population that could provide soldiers (Sepoy) to defend and expand the growing Empire.

Native Indians who served in the British East India Co. army were called

• Raja

• Viceroy

• Sepoy

• Levy

Why were the Sepoys offended by the new weapons that used animal fat to grease the gun cartridges?

• Most Sepoys were Muslim or Hindu and their religions had specific rules about cows and pigs
• The grease stained their uniforms, which were expensive to replace
• The Sepoys were pacifists and did not believe in war
• The Sepoys invented the new weapons and were not paid for their use

What was the result of the Rebellion?

• India became an independent nation

• Great Britain stopped the rebellion and took full control of India

• Great Britain restored the Mughal Emperors to power to help control the Sepoy.

• India agreed to join the British Empire as long as they were given their own king called a Raj.

In 1858, after the Sepoy Rebellion, the British Parliament set up a system of colonial rule in India called the

• British Viceroyalty

• British Raj

• British Empire

• British Indian Congress

What were some of the positive impacts of British Imperialism on India?

• There was a large amount of food for all people

• Religious divisions ended

• The poor had more opportunities to rise out of poverty

• New infrastructure was created along with schools