Post on 26-Dec-2015
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Nationalism: believe that people should be loyal to their own country
Many Indians believed that the English were not only controlling their land,but also making them convert to Christianity
Constant racism towards the Indians
Economic problems increased for the Indians as did the feeling of resentment and nationalism
Rumors spread that the cartridges of the Indian rifles were greased with beef and pork fat
The Hindus consider cows sacred and the Muslims do not eat pork were outraged by the news
5-9-1857 85/90 Sepoys refused their new cartridges
The 85 soldiers were jailed, the jailing led to a rebellion by the Sepoy
The sepoy marched to Delhi and joined other sepoy already stationed there
They captured the city and then moved to northern and central India
Events have been called both the Sepoy Rebellion and the Sepoy Mutiny
The fighting took place throughout India
Both sides wanted to destroy the other sides army
EIC took a year to regain control of the country, with help from British soldiers
Lack of leadership and fighting between the Hindus and Muslims caused for the lack of unity and the English to regain power
Hindus did not want the Muslim Mughal empire in command they preferred the British
Many princes and governors aligned with the EIC and did not take part in the mutiny
The Sikhs, hated the Mughals and were loyal to the British and became the major contributors to the British army in India
Because of the mutiny the British took total control of India in 1858
The Raj: part of the India government under control by the British
British rewarded many of the princes who were loyal to the EIC by sticking to the treaties and laws that were signed
India states were still free but were under more control by the English
Racism and mistrust increased due to the Mutiny
Ram Mohun Roy: “Father of Modern India” believed that India culture needed to change to rid the country of outsiders
Wanted religious practices to be modified Wanted to have more say in their
government Many wanted India to be modernized and
westernized
Felt like 2nd class citizens in their own country
Barred from top posts in the India Civil Service
Paid less then Europeans An English Engineer made 20Xs more
then an Indian engineer
India National Congress: 1885 (INC) Muslim League: 1906 (ML) At first both groups concentrated on
specific concerns by the 1900s both wanted independent rule
Problems of division continued through India for several years
Struggles of all of Europe over their countries would lead to many more problems over the years