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cultural change

Imperialism changed not only economic relations among countries, but also the cultures of people. Some European exports to the colonies included things such as:

European religious beliefs e.g. Christianity

Indigenous art changed had to reflect European tastes and preferences or it would not sell

European architecture was exported to the colonies

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GDP is short for gross domestic product, which is a measure of the strength of a country’s economy

What conclusions, if any, does this chart help you draw about today’s legacies of historical globalization?

What other factors might you need to consider when drawing conclusions about these legacies?

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legacies of imperialism in india

Under British rule:

areas that had been controlled by local rulers were unified under a single political and economic system
controlled the country’s civil administration
economics of the export and import trade
Land was transformed to imperial uses

e.g - In the province of Ceylon, for example, vast areas were taken over and transformed into tea plantations.

The British Empire, however, left a powerful legacy that had lasting effects on India’s economic, political, and social structures.

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After gaining independence in 1947, India became a federal republic made up of 22 states.

In 1950, the country’s constitution made India a parliamentary democracy based on the British model.

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India and Pakistan

Mohandas Gandhi’s party the Indian National Congress, campaigned for one central Indian government.

The Muslim League, however, wanted to divide India into two countries: one for Hindus and one for Muslims.

two countries — India and Pakistan — were created.

Pakistan was made up of two widely separated areas, East and West Pakistan, divided by about 1600 kilometres of Indian territory. In 1971, East Pakistan became a separate country called Bangladesh.

In 1948, for example, Mohandas Gandhi was assassinated by a Hindu extremist who believed that Gandhi had weakened India

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British province of Punjab, was divided between India and Pakistan.

Many Sikhs live in Punjab and believe that this state should become an independent country.

Kashmir is located where the borders of India, Pakistan, and China meet

When India gained independence, Kashmir’s rulers decided to join India, but Pakistan believed that this region should be part of Pakistan.

The two countries went to war over this issue from 1947 to 1949 and again in 1965

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In the years since 1965, both India and Pakistan have developed nuclear weapons — and some observers fear that another war over Kashmir could trigger a nuclear conflict!

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This editorial cartoon, created by Arcadio Esquivel of Panama, is called “India–Pakistan Pause.”

What is the cartoonist’s view of the fact that both countries have nuclear weapons?

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