Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Doc #4 Marriott

This excerpt is adapted from British historian, J. A. R., Marriott's book, The English in India, 1932.

British brains, British enterprise, and British capital have changed the face of India. Means of communication have been developed. There are great numbers of bridges, more than 40,000 miles of railway, and 70,000 miles of paved roads. These testify to the skill and industry of
British engineers. Irrigation works on a very large scale have brought 30 million acres under cultivation. This has greatly added to the agricultural wealth of the country. Industrialization has also begun. India now has improved sanitation and a higher standard of living. It has a
fine transport system and carefully thought-out schemes for relief work. Because of these things famines have now almost disappeared.

List at least five benefits of imperialism cited by this author.

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

New transportation, irrigation, industrialization, high standard of living, carefully thought out work.

-christina fiscella

Rob A said...

Communication, Transportation, Industry, Irrigation, and a higher standard of living

Marissa : ) said...

Five benefits of Imperalism that are cited by this author are :

1. British brains, enterprise and capital have changed the face of Inda.

2. Ways to communicate have been established.

3. Many bridges , railroads and paved roads.

4. New irragation systems

5. Agricultural wealth

Zalex said...

Five benefits of imperialism in India (cited by the author) were...

1) Building of 70,000 miles of paved roads

2) Building of 40,000 miles of railroads

3) 30 million miles of irrigation and cultivation

4) Improved sanitation

5) Decreased amounts of famine throughout the country

prodriguez said...

5 Benefits of Imperialism
1)bridges, railroads and paved roads
2)irragation systems
3)agricultural wealth
4)better communication
5)smart British people

Lisa.O said...

Five postative affects of Imperialism are communication, industry, cultivation, higher standard of living and they also created alot of transportation.

Anonymous said...

New transportation, Industrialization, high standard of living, carefully thought out work were brought to India.

-Jason James

Zack's eco said...

1) the British Created a number of briges.
2) They also made 40,000 miles of railways.
3) 70,000 miles of paved roads.
4) They also enhanced their cummunication systems.
5) The British especially end famine in India

polishmaf8 said...

transportation
irrigation
industrialization
standard of living
communication
rails
roads

brenden said...

New transportation, irrigation, industrialization, high standard of living.

Diana said...

The five postative affects of Imperialism are communication, industry, cultivation, higher standard of living.

El Ray said...

communication have been developed. great numbers of bridges, more than 40,000 miles of railway, and 70,000 miles of paved roads.
Irrigation works on a very large scale have brought 30 million acres under cultivation.