It was run by the British East India Company, in which it was only interested in gaining profits and ignored the Indian's cultures and needs. ... There culture was looked at as mediocre in the west. ... They felt that their culture was being disobeyed. ... Others were outraged at the manipulation of the sacred Indian culture. ... The populations of Africa and India were looked down at as being mediocre people and having an inferior culture. ...

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Probably the best example of Imperialism in action was the British conquest of India or the Raj as it came to be known. It arose from the work of the British East India Company with only occasional assistance from the British Government. ... The Indian culture and religion was one of great complexity which it had already been firmly established before the British came to India. ... It is clear therefore that much of the conflict in India was a result of cultural and moral misunderstandings. ... Although it is clear that Britain was trying to resist India's independence, it is questionable...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

As Britain try to imperialize Africa and India, they lost control of their land and their culture and customs were destroyed when traditional figures were replaced. ... The East India Company came to an end and India was immediately put under British rule. ... African and Indian culture and economy were damaged when Britain was trying to imperialize these colonies. ... The British changed the way they were living which changed their culture and customs. Culture may have been negatively affected in and India, however, the British also introducer modern technology that helped these colonies. ...

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The East India Company retained its dominant position and continued to make large profits from India and by 1720, 15% of Britain's imports came from India. ... However, the twentieth century saw a rise in nationalism in India. ... Although the British had officially let go of its rule over India, lasting effects of the European powers held a significant influence on India's language and culture, making it an extremely diverse country. ... In India religion is a way of life. ... India also has the second largest population of Muslims in the world....

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They were the British East India company, Sepoy Mutiny, and India; the jewel of Britain. The British East India Company was a trading company. At one time the company was the leading power in India. ... This mutiny set up a protectorate, and eventually Queen Victoria became the first empress of India, after only visiting India once in her lifetime. ... There were three important reasons that imperialism occurred in Latin America, and how it affected the culture. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Britain's government, politics, and culture were all affected by the Revolution, as their failure spurred the Parliment to reaffirm both its governance and its competence. ... It was called the "Patriots" Revolt", in which the reformist patriot celebrated American life, society, and culture, and despised British views and way of life. ... Also with the loss of America, Britain gained India as a main trading partner which greatly benefited them in many ways. India stregthened Britain's class system and more impotantly made middle-class radicalism unpatriotic. ... The American Revoluti...

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Rudyard Kipling's relation to India has greatly influenced his works. ... The rich culture that lies within the jungles, valleys, rivers, and cities are the poet's major influences. In 1886 Departmental Ditties began being published in India. ... In fact, India itself is the main topic of Departmental Ditties. Kipling's descriptive poetry in "Mandalay- sweeps the reader back to a culture of rickshaws, pagodas, jungles, and beaches. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The British conquered India during the 18th century in order to secure the spice and tea markets. ... In India, the British enacted a direct rule over the Indians. ... In South East Asia, the Dutch created the Dutch East India Company to indirectly rule over the East Indies. ... In India, the British placed many of their customs and traditions upon the Indians. ... When one nation is mixed with another, the mingling of their respective cultures is inevitable. ...

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"Racism consists of both prejudice and discrimination based in social perceptions of biological differences between peoples".1 The refraining of the foreign and unknown, for example other cultures, is probably as old as humanity itself. ... The first colonial power in India was Portugal, but Britain was the greatest. ... British imperialism had two effects on India: first, it ended India's development, then underdeveloped that country against their will. ... The cotton they brought back to the UK where it was woven and then shipped back to India where Indians could buy back th...

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For example, Great Britain controlled the salt trade in India and if you wanted salt you had to pay the British government. ... Overall, African cultures were destroyed and replaced by the "more advanced" European cultures. ... African culture was greatly disorientated because of imperialism, and replaced with the culture of the Western Europeans. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

They spread Spain's culture by colonizing the New World, frequently at their expense. ... Spurred by desires of great wealth, Francis I, sent Giovanni da Verrazano to discover a northwest passage through the North America to India in 1524. ...

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The Romans, the Mongols, the British and the Spanish empires and many more have all made us who we are today; from one empire another one was given birth to, but also as the culture, language, and food and even combat transformed and developed. ... The world has developed and changed in languages and also cultures. ... Tobacco was also found from India, the addictive thing that is in cigarettes. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate