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Methods of British Colonization in the Nineteenth Century

 

The people of China did not appreciate what the British were doing, even before the Opium wars. A source wrote to the British queen saying, "May you, O King, check your wicked and sift your vicious people before they come to China, in order to guarantee the peace of your nation, to show further the sincerity of your politeness and submissiveness, and to let the two countries enjoy together the blessings of peace. " The British would take over as they please when there were benefits for them whether or not the people of the land agreed. As nice as the emperor of China was to the British, it did not stop them leading the Chinese to believe those that continued the sell of opium were barbaric. China was in danger over the selling of opium in their homeland, but the British continued to be making a large profit from opium, which they refused to stop and took advantage of the situation to colonize and take over. .
             In order for every colony the British controlled, there needed to be a common understanding. They believed that English should be the language of the world, so they began to spread it every chance they had in means to educate more people. According to them, those who spoke English were more civilized, which lead them to believe trading with English speaking people was more profitable then the savages that did not. After settling in India they believed they needed to form a specific class, "We must at present do our best to form a class who may be interpreters between us and the millions whom we govern; a class of persons, Indian in blood and colour, but English in taste, in opinions, in morals, and in intellect. " Once again the British thought their way was superior, "the English tongue is that which would be the most useful to our native subjects. " Another reason for the spread was other examples of communities, "It is the language of two great European communities which are rising, the one in South Africa the other in Australasia.


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