SSLC History | Chapter 2 - World In The 20th Century | Xylem SSLC
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British imperialism destroyed the economic system of the colonies, replacing administrative and judicial systems and forcing people to grow cash crops. This led to widespread poverty, unemployment, and over 10 million casualties in the war, but also sparked the Freedom Movement in Asia and Africa, ultimately transforming them into global powers.
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- British imperialism in the colonies devastated the economic systems by forcing cash crop cultivation over food crops, causing widespread poverty, unemployment, and over 10 million casualties in wars. This led to a significant shift in global power dynamics as Asian and African nations intensified their Freedom Movements.
- The repercussions of British imperialism extended beyond economic devastation, impacting administrative and judicial structures. The failure of European nations to repay debts to USA banks, coupled with uncontrollable inflation and acute unemployment, highlighted the far-reaching consequences of colonial exploitation on a global scale.
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What were the consequences of British imperialism in the colonies?
The consequences of British imperialism in the colonies included economic destruction, forced cultivation of cash crops, poverty, unemployment, over 10 million casualties in the war, European nations failing to repay debts, inflation, and the intensification of the Freedom Movement in Asia and Africa.
How did British imperialism impact the economic system of the colonies?
British imperialism impacted the economic system of the colonies by destroying it, leading to the replacement of administrative and judicial systems, compelling people to grow cash crops instead of food crops, resulting in increased poverty and unemployment.
What were the effects of the Freedom Movement in Asia and Africa?
The effects of the Freedom Movement in Asia and Africa included the intensification of the movement, leading to the emergence of Asian and African nations as global powers in response to British imperialism and economic exploitation.
Why did European nations fail to repay debts to USA banks?
European nations failed to repay debts to USA banks due to the economic devastation caused by British imperialism in the colonies, resulting in uncontrollable inflation, acute unemployment, and poverty that hindered their ability to repay debts.
How did the impacts of British imperialism contribute to the rise of Asian and African nations as global powers?
The impacts of British imperialism, such as economic destruction, forced cultivation of cash crops, and poverty, led to the intensification of the Freedom Movement in Asia and Africa, ultimately contributing to the rise of Asian and African nations as global powers in response to colonial exploitation.
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British Imperialism: Economic Destruction and Global Emergence
- The economic system of the colonies was destroyed by British imperialism, leading to the replacement of administrative and judicial systems. People in the colonies were compelled to grow cash crops instead of food crops, resulting in increased poverty and unemployment. The impacts included over 10 million casualties in the war, European nations failing to repay debts to USA banks, uncontrollable inflation, acute unemployment, and poverty. The Freedom Movement in Asia and Africa intensified, leading to the emergence of Asian and African nations as global powers.
