Section 5.3 the earth and its people
Subject:
World History [1]
key concept 5.3
-S. Asia felt the impact of british Commercial, cultural, and colonial expansion when the East India company died and in 1858 when the Last mughal emperor was dethroned
-Revolution of 1857 marked a great turning point for india; this gave them new centralized gov’t, rapid economic growth, and new national consciousness
Theme I.
-Companies hired and trained Indian troops known as the sepoy to protect their lands; this gave the sepoy men the responsibility of keeping balance of power
- The British Raj was a plan to remake India on a british model with gov’t and social reform, economic development, and the introduction of new technology