Change over time essay
The imperalist forces between 1750-1900 in south Asia created a new social order, and they created a new economic system but the strength of the Asian religions remained strong.
Throughout the time period a new social order was created in south Asia. Before during the middle 18th century and the early 19th century South Asia was dominated by the caste system. People would not associate with people of different castes. The problem was so great that there was even an untouchable caste. During the later 19th century this all changed. The British and French imperalist reorganized the social structure. They put the whites at the top and then they grouped all the Indians together and labeled them as natives. This was huge. This was never done before, now instead of being an untouchable, or a Brahmin or a xshitrhea you were an Indian. This change occurred because of several reasons. First the European settlers did this everywhere that they went. The second reason it happened was because of social darwinsm the white people felt that they were better then everybody else and that they had a burden to make the world more westernized. This change was not very good for the British. It created Indian nationalism and this was a key factor in the uprisings/ the revolution that occurred later on.
