1.  Have you ever heard of the phrase:?
“Jewel in the Crown.”

3.  Since the 1500’s, Great Britain (England)
worked to expand their empire.
 The more lands under Britain’s control
meant more materials it had and more
products it could sell.

5.  Great Britain had lands all over the world. A
popular phrase that British people would say
was, “The sun never sets on the British
Empire.”
 But the crown jewel of the empire, the place
that brought the most profit and wealth, was
India.
 With its raw materials and 300 million
people to sell to it was not surprising

6.  In the 1600’s, the British East India
Company set up trading posts in a few major
Indian cities.
 By the 1700’s the East India Company
basically took over India with its own private
army, staffed by Indian soldiers called
Sepoys.

7.  In the 1800’s, the British government got
more involved in security, government and
regulating trade in India.

8.  India provided huge amounts of raw
materials that could be sent to Britain.
 Britain’s factories could then manufacture
goods from it.
 India’s 300 million people were also a large
market for British goods.

9.  Unfortunately, there were less benefits for the native
Indians.
 Britain did not allow Indians to manufacture for themselves.
They had to buy British goods only.
 The British did set up a railroad network, but it only
transported British goods.
Grown in India Refined in England

11.  In 1857, Sepoys, which were Indian soldiers
in the British army, rebelled.
 already resented the British for their control
and their poor treatment of the natives.
 The rebellion broke out over the lubricant on
a rifle.

12. The British Rifle.

13.  Rumors spread that the cartridges for the
Enfield rifle were lubricated with beef and
pork fat.
 Soldiers had to bite the seal off of the
cartridges before loading.
 Hindu Indians were offended because cows
are sacred to their faith.
 Muslim Indians were offended because pork
was considered a pollutant.

16.  Sepoys that refused to use the cartridges
were jailed.
 The next day, the Sepoys rebelled.
 Fighting lasted for over a year. Finally, the
East India Company regained control.
 After that, the British government was much
more involved in controlling India.

17. The Fate of rebellious Indians

18.  The British now felt more disgust with the
Indians.
 Their racist attitudes dominated Indian
social life.

19. “It is the consciousness of the inherent
superiority of the European
which has won for us India. However
well-educated and clever a native may
be, and however brave he may prove
himself, I believe that no rank we can
bestow on him would cause him to be
considered an equal of the British
officer.”
- LORD KITCHENER, British Commander of
the army in India

20.  Not until 1947 would
India find independence
and equality.

23.  China had become an increasingly important
member of the global community
 Western economic pressure forced China to
open to foreign trade and influence
 Out of pride in their culture, the Chinese looked
down on all foreigners