British Expansion in India
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What was the British policy for expanding power in India based on?

  • Cultural assimilation and religious conversion
  • Peaceful annexation and military conquests (correct)
  • Economic dominance and trade agreements
  • Diplomatic negotiations and international treaties

    • Which method was perfected by Lord Wellesley to subjugate Indian powers without the cost and bother of war?

  • Religious conversion initiatives
  • Cultural exchange programs
  • Economic sanctions and trade restrictions
  • The Subsidiary Alliance system (correct)

    • What was one of the tactics used by the British to annex territories?

  • Economic development projects
  • Maladministration or misgovernment (correct)
  • Cultural integration programs
  • Religious tolerance agreements

    • Why did the British realize that fighting wars with regional rulers was not always feasible?

    <p>Wars were usually expensive and strained British resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the English East India Company become by 1773?

    <p>One of the major contenders for supreme power in India</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What strategic policies did the British devise to eliminate their rivals and establish an all-India empire?

    <p>Strategies that involved peaceful annexation and military conquests</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the arrangement known as, where Indian rulers sought help from and entered into an alliance with the British?

    <p>Subsidiary Alliance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was one of the conditions of the Subsidiary Alliance?

    <p>The Indian ruler had to keep a British official at his court.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was one of the disadvantages for the Indian rulers due to the Subsidiary Alliance?

    <p>The Indian rulers lost interest in the welfare of the people and neglected them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What method was used by Dalhousie for annexing subordinate Indian states?

    <p>Doctrine of Lapse</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did the Subsidiary Alliance aid the British in relation to the Indian rulers?

    <p>The British were able to control the foreign policy of the subsidiary states.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Lord Dalhousie use as a peaceful way of annexing subordinate Indian states?

    <p>Doctrine of Lapse</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which European rivals were excluded from the courts of the Indian rulers due to the Subsidiary Alliance?

    <p>French</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the British promise to do for Indian rulers under the Subsidiary Alliance?

    <p>Protect the Indian rulers from external attacks and internal revolts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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