The British in India
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The relationship between England and India began in 1600. In this year a British Company called The East India Company ................. to trade with coastal towns on the Indian subcontinent. After attacks from jealous inland peoples, the British sent soldiers to protect the Company's interests.
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The number of soldiers ................. to become a strong army and by the 18th century the EIC had more power and authority than the British government in India.
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Parliament ................... an Act in 1733, to restrict the Company's power and impose a Governor-General of India.In 1857 during the Indian Mutiny, Indian soldiers rebelled against their British officers and marched to Delhi to offer their services to the Mogul emperor.
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This started an insurrection that lasted for a year until British troops .................... the mutineers and the British government assumed total control of India. This began the period known as the British Raj, or British Rule.
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It is true that the British .................. roads, hospitals, schools and railways, but they also exploited India's resources and its people. During the First World War, many Indian soldiers fought for the British and were invaluable allies.
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After the war, however, they ...................... themselves in their old position as `natives'. When the British government of India passed oppressive new laws, there were violent reactions.
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In one protest in a city ...................... Amritsar, British soldiers killed about 400 unarmed civilians, including women and children, and wounded 1,200.
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During the early 20th century, a strong independence movement grew up in India. Its leader was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948) and he ............... the movement using non-violent civil disobedience.
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People began to call Gandhi 'Mahatma' which is Sanskrit for 'Great Soul'. British Rule .............. to an end in 1947. However, the close association of the two cultures for more than two centuries had an effect on the language and lives of both.
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Gandhi ..................... assassinated in 1948 but he is still an inspiration for civil rights and freedom movements across the world.
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Why did the British first send soldiers to India?
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How did Indians help Britain during the First World War?
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India and the UK have many .................... ties, such as common language and similar legal and education systems.
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This has made the UK an attractive destination for ..................... immigrants.
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Many writers have included Indian themes in their ...................... work.
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