EN 276 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Indian Rebellion Of 1857
31 Aug 2016
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Begin to send people to america and jamaica. Feel affects of british empire in every day lives. 1757: battle of playas-britain takes over bengal and continues to conquer india. 1857: recruit troops (indian under british rule) to conquer land. Indian mutiny: britain uses pig grease in guns and causes a uprising because of religious issues. Britain takes over india and queen victoria becomes empress of india: imperialism. Take dutch women and children and put them in camps. Berlin conference: decide what countries are taking africa. Mostly britain and france take africa, germany and other countries have smaller portions. French: killed natives in similar methods used in the holocaust. Post wwii: britain is poor and drop the empire. 1947: india and pakistan are declared free countries. White men are supposed to serve the natives in the colonies. White men have to be patient with the natives. Believe natives gain profit by becoming like the british.
