Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Doc #6 Nehru

This excerpt, from The Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru, explains how India became a "typical" colonial economy.

This process continued throughout the nineteenth century. Other old Indian industries- shipbuilding, metalwork, glass, paper-and many crafts were broken up. Thus the economic development of India was stopped and the growth of new industry was prevented.... A typical colonial economy was built up.

India became an agricultural colony of industrial England. It supplied raw materials and provided markets for England's industrial goods. The destruction of industry led to unemployment on a vast scale.... The poverty of the country grew. The standard of living fell to terribly low levels.

What negative effects of imperialism does Nehru point out?

16 comments:

Diana said...

this was a negative effect for india, many crafts were broken, the development in economics stopped & also poverty grew.

Anonymous said...

I Think document 6 is important to imperialism because it had many negative effects in india

christina vitiello

Anonymous said...

Many crafts were broken up, the economic develpoment was stopped, many became unuemployed, the country was poor, the standard of living fell.

-christina fiscella

Rob A said...

Indias economy stopped and the growth of industy was prevented. Unemployment and poverty grew, and the standard of living fell ot low levels.

I t a l i a n o said...

i read it again..again

Zalex said...

Nehru points out that because of imperialism, India's economy becomes a colonial economy. India's old industries such as shipbuilding, metalwork, and many other crafts were stopped in order to create an agricultural colony. This agricultural colony was a negative effect because it was made just to supply their mother country (England) with raw materials.

Marissa : ) said...

The negative effects of imperalism that Nehru points out are that the old indian industies were eventually broken up, and the economic development of India was stopped and the growth of a new industry was brought in. India began supplying England with raw materials and industrial goods. The employment rates increased and the standard of living fell.

polishmaf8 said...

the development of the country was stoped to help the growth of another country

prodriguez said...

India's economy and industry fell apart. Unemployment and poverty grew.
Pablo Rodriguez

Lisa.O said...

It points out the mass of unemployment and all the poverty.

MiSS. DAiSY said...

iNDiA HAD MANY NEGATiVE EFFECTSz AGAiNST THEM.. MANY PEOPLE WERE POOR NOW AND THERE CRAFTSz WERE BROKEN.

Anonymous said...

Many crafts were broken, the development in economics stopped and also poverty grew.

-Jason James

Anonymous said...

Many peoples crafts were broken and the development in economics stopped and poverty grew.

-Diana Ruiz

brenden said...

The negative effects of imperalism that Nehru points out are that the old indian industies were eventually broken up, and the economic development of India was stopped and the growth of a new industry was brought in.

Zack's eco said...

Negative efects were produced throughtout the nineteenth century due to Englands imperialism. India was imperialised by England and negative effects were produced like the dustruction of industry which led to unemployment of the indian people. Poverty grew thoughtout the indian country.

Anonymous said...

Thier was an negative charge for india.many crafts was broken.