1. Cecil Rhodes believed that Britain was superior, and therefore should conquer more land. Britain indeed did do that. Joseph Chamberlain believed that it was the "white man's burden" to civilize the uncivilized, and Britain attempted to do that to the Indians. Also he believed commerce was incredibly significant to the well-being of Britain, and so Britain was keen on keeping trade relations with India. Karl Pearson believed that the strong naturally survives while the weak doesn't. Britain was the strong one, oppressing the weak: the Indians.
2. The British East India Company gained power in the midst of internal strife within the Mughal Empire. After the Sepoy Mutiny occurred, Britain became the rulers. The biggest barrier that Britain faced was the vast difference in culture. Therefore, this made Britain oppress the Indians, which infuriated them, and made them fight British rule.
3. British imperialism strongly increased the sense of nationalism within India. First off, the British trying to make Indians change their culture and religion created a sense of nationalism to protect their culture and religion, a big part of being a nation. Therefore, they rose to become a rebellion, which ended after two years. Second, Britain segregated the British and the Indians, and gave the British people a majority of the spots in the Indian Civil Service (ICS). The ICS is the governmental agency in which India is administered through. This made many Indians infuriated. Third of all, Britain closed India's textile factories to prevent competition, forcing them to export raw materials instead of manufactured goods. The lack of representation in their own government and being forced to close down their factories let Ram Mohun Roy, an activist of Indian nationalism, create the Indian National Congress. Modest requests were made at first, like if Indians could have more say in the government. Once the British announced that they wanted to split Bengal into two provinces, Indians soon became radical as they thought the British wanted to split the Hindu population up. A boycott (swadeshi) rose. This shows that British rule really increased Indian nationalism as they banded together to defend their culture, rights, and religion.
2. The British East India Company gained power in the midst of internal strife within the Mughal Empire. After the Sepoy Mutiny occurred, Britain became the rulers. The biggest barrier that Britain faced was the vast difference in culture. Therefore, this made Britain oppress the Indians, which infuriated them, and made them fight British rule.
3. British imperialism strongly increased the sense of nationalism within India. First off, the British trying to make Indians change their culture and religion created a sense of nationalism to protect their culture and religion, a big part of being a nation. Therefore, they rose to become a rebellion, which ended after two years. Second, Britain segregated the British and the Indians, and gave the British people a majority of the spots in the Indian Civil Service (ICS). The ICS is the governmental agency in which India is administered through. This made many Indians infuriated. Third of all, Britain closed India's textile factories to prevent competition, forcing them to export raw materials instead of manufactured goods. The lack of representation in their own government and being forced to close down their factories let Ram Mohun Roy, an activist of Indian nationalism, create the Indian National Congress. Modest requests were made at first, like if Indians could have more say in the government. Once the British announced that they wanted to split Bengal into two provinces, Indians soon became radical as they thought the British wanted to split the Hindu population up. A boycott (swadeshi) rose. This shows that British rule really increased Indian nationalism as they banded together to defend their culture, rights, and religion.