What are the advantages and disadvantages brought by the British occupation in India?
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What are the advantages and disadvantages brought by the British occupation in India?
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The British view tended to portray British rule as a charitable exercise - they suffered India's environment (eg climate, diseases) in order to bring to India good government and economic development (eg railways, irrigation, medicine). Modern admirers of British rule also note these benefits.
Disadvantages of British Rule
_Incomes declined by 50%
Enforced India manufacturing out of business.
Industry disappeared because of British trade laws.
Farmers and villages could not feed themselves because they were forced to produce cash crops.
British racist attitudes hurt Indian culture.
Their racism caused the Indians to rebel against the British.