What led to British colonization of India?

Answer 1

The decline of British Empire had started much earlier than that when the British were forced to leave India.

After they were denied by the American people its supremacy, British tried to exploit other countries like South Africa, Australia and Asia.

In the World War II, England was badly destroyed. It lost its position of the most powerful country and was financially and economically shattered. With billions in debt, it was not in a state to manage the massive Indian empire due to the financial loss incurred during the war.

The revolutionaries in India and abroad created an atmosphere where the British did not find them safe while in India.

The people were vigorously protesting, revolting, and fighting for freedom.

These major factors pressurised the English people to leave India and go back to the place they belonged to.

The Indian departure was the end of the British Empire and one after another country got freedom from their loot and mis-rule.

Answer 2

One way to look at it is that Britain was forced out and did not have the ability anymore to maintain an empire due to growing nationalist movements, like the Quit India Campaign and the increasing demands to accelerate reforms and self government. The worsening local crises made matters even worse. The change in the climate of the world after World War 2 was dominated by the Cold War (USA & USSR) and therefore Britain wasn't able to domniate the world and preserve their empire Another way to look at it is that Britain no longer had a reason to be there. It had become an economic burden and the post war world left hardly any strategic value. Mussolini and Hitler had discreditted even having an empire, and anyway having an empire was irrelevant and anachronistic at the time. Britain therefore didn't want an empire anymore. It lost its sense and feeling of philanthropy there too.

Answer 3

Britain was forced out. India wanted a government of their own.

Also, It was because, Britain had no reason to be there anymore.