Saturday, March 10, 2012

What were the troubles faced by the British East India company? and what were they're achievements?

TROUBLES: WARDING OFF OTHER COLONIAL EXPLOITERS.








ACHIEVEMENTS: GREAT FOR THE QUEEN!....EN A DISASTER FOR THE COLONIES!





BEFORE THE COLONIAL ERA INDIA WAS ONE OF THE MAJOR ECONOMIES IN THE WORLD!


INDIA AND CHINA ACOUNTED FOR ABOUT 50% OF WORLDS GDP!


(REMEMBER: COLUMBUS FOUND AMERICA IN SEARCH OF INDIA! MOTIVATED BY ITS RICHES... HENCE THE NATIVES WERE CALLED INDIANS!)





WHEN THE BRITISH LEFT INDIA POVERTY WAS OVER 50%..NOW ITS DOWN BY ROUND 25%...





FURTHER THE FAMINES DURING BRITISH RULE, MASSACRE OF JALIAN WALA BAGH ETC... (JUST GOGGLE!)


DURING THE COLONIAL ERA OVER 40 MILLION INDIANS LOST THEIR LIVES... AS MANY AS DURING WW2...





IN CHINA THEY ALMOST MADE THE NATION OPIUM ADDICTED!


IN AFRICA THEY TOOK NATIVES AS SLAVES TO BRAZIL ETC!

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