IGNOU HISTORY NOTES : History Of Modern Europe (Mid 18th to 20th Centuries)- PATTERNS OF COLONIAL DOMINATION-1 : DIRECT RULE

IGNOU HISTORY Study Notes for IAS, UPSC Exams

History Of Modern Europe Mid 18th to Mid 20th Centuries

PATTERNS OF COLONIAL DOMINATION-1 : DIRECT RULE

Structure

22.0 OBJECTIVES

22.1 INTRODUCTION

22.2 India
22.2 1 First Stage
22.2.2 Second Stage
22.2.3 Third Stage
22.7 Iiupact of British Rule in India
22.3.1 Agriculture
22.3.2 Trade
22.3.3 Industry
22.4 Africa
22.4.1 Colonial Economy
22.4.2 Colonial Impact
22.5 British Colonialism in Africa : Egypt
22.5.1 Conquest
22.5.2 British Economic Policy in Egypt
22.5.3 Suez Canal
22.5.4 State Structure
22.6 French Colonialism in Africa
22.6.1 Algeria
22.6.2 Tunisia
22.7 South-East Asia
22.7.1 Indonesia
22.7.2 Rench Indo-China
22.8 Let Us Sum Up
22.9 Answers to Check Your Progress Exercises

22.0 OBJECTIVES

After reading this Unit you shall he ahlero learn :

how direct rule was exercised by be Imperial Powers in various parts of Ihe world; and
what impact this rule had on the economy and society of these colonies.

22.1 INTRODUCTION

In the last Unit you were acquainted with the hasic features of colonialism as a system. In this
Unit we shall introduce you to the direct forms of colonial rule as it was manifested in
di ft'crenr forms in the colonies of different European powers. We have taken up three
rcpresentativc areas as case studies, South Asia, Africa and South East Asia, with special focus
on India, Egypt and Indonesia. We have taken up an cxanlple each from British, French and
Dutch colonialism to bring out the specificities.