WGU D266 Task 3 |Latest Update with
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A1...Britain's..royal..expansion..was..powered..by..political..and..economic..factors...Britain..pursue
d..new..markets..and..raw..materials..to..fuel..its..growing..economy..in..the..19th..century...A..way..that..
helped..several..colonies..boost..trade..and..economic..growth..was..through..trade..markets..for..Britis
h..manufactured..goods...Colonies..also..provided..many..resources..which..were..important..for..Briti
sh..industries...Some..of..these..resources..are..cotton,..rubber,..and..minerals...The..British..Empire..co
ntinued..expanding..to..maintain..and..increase..its..global..influence..and..power...This..was..driven..by.
.competition..with..other..European..nations,..especially..France..and..Germany,..who..were..also..exp
anding..their..empires...By..establishing..colonies,..Britain..could..secure..strategic..locations,..control
..key..sea..routes,..and..assert..dominance..over..rival..powers...Britain’s..imperial..expansion..helped..s
ecure..resources..and..markets..while..ensuring..political..and..military..dominance..globally..(WGU,..
2022).
A2...Britain..maintained..control..and..established..in..its..colonies..through..military..intervention..an
d..direct..rule...In..India,..Britain..used..military..force..to..suppress..resistance..from..local..rulers..an
d..groups...This..example..was..known..as..the..Indian..Rebellion..of..1857...After..the..rebellion,..Brit
ain..established..direct..control..over..India...British..officials..directly..governed..the..colony...This..r
eplaced..the..rule..of..the..British..East..India..Company..with..a..British..Raj...This..allowed..Britain..t
o..maintain..a..strong..presence..and..enforce..order..through..a..combination..of..military..power,..infra
structure..development,..and..a..network..of..British-
appointed..officials..who..controlled..local..administration...Through..this..method,..Britain..was..able
..to..manage..large..territories..and..ensure..loyalty..from..local..elites..while..also..extracting..resources
..for..the..empire..(WGU,..2022).
B1...People..organized..independence..in..India..for..two..main..reasons...The..first..is..what..is..called..
Nationalist..Ideology...A..few..Indian..leaders..such..as..Mahatma..Gandhi..and..Jawaharlal..Nehr
u,..promoted..a..vision..of..self-
rule..or..independence...They..argued..that..India..should..govern..itself..instead..of..being..ruled..by..a..
foreign..power...This..nationalist..movement..grew..stronger..with..ideas..of..Indian..identity..and..pri
de,..rejecting..British..colonial..control..as..unjust...Gandhi's..non-
violent..resistance,..the..Salt..March,..became..a..symbol..of..this..struggle...The..second..reason..is..Ec
onomic..Exploitation...The..British..had..exploited..India’s..resources..that..later..forced..Indian..farm
ers..to. . grow..cash..crops..which..then..led..to..imposed..and..unfair..taxes...As..a..result,..there..was..gro
wing..discontent,..especially..among..workers..and..peasants,..that..lead..to..strikes,..protests,..and..dem
ands..for..independence...These..reasons..led..to..organized..resistance,..including..both..non-
violent..protests..and,..at..times,..armed..uprisings..(WGU,..2022).
B2...Two..pivotal..events..contributed..to..India's..independence..from..British..colonial..rule...The..fi
rst..event..was..the..Salt..March..of..1930,..that..was..led..by..Mahatma..Gandhi...This..non-
violent..protest..was..a..direct..challenge..to..the..British-
imposed..salt..taxes,..which..placed..a..heavy..burden..on..the..Indian..people...During..the..salt..march
,..Gandhi..and..his..followers..marched..240-
Complete Solution
A1...Britain's..royal..expansion..was..powered..by..political..and..economic..factors...Britain..pursue
d..new..markets..and..raw..materials..to..fuel..its..growing..economy..in..the..19th..century...A..way..that..
helped..several..colonies..boost..trade..and..economic..growth..was..through..trade..markets..for..Britis
h..manufactured..goods...Colonies..also..provided..many..resources..which..were..important..for..Briti
sh..industries...Some..of..these..resources..are..cotton,..rubber,..and..minerals...The..British..Empire..co
ntinued..expanding..to..maintain..and..increase..its..global..influence..and..power...This..was..driven..by.
.competition..with..other..European..nations,..especially..France..and..Germany,..who..were..also..exp
anding..their..empires...By..establishing..colonies,..Britain..could..secure..strategic..locations,..control
..key..sea..routes,..and..assert..dominance..over..rival..powers...Britain’s..imperial..expansion..helped..s
ecure..resources..and..markets..while..ensuring..political..and..military..dominance..globally..(WGU,..
2022).
A2...Britain..maintained..control..and..established..in..its..colonies..through..military..intervention..an
d..direct..rule...In..India,..Britain..used..military..force..to..suppress..resistance..from..local..rulers..an
d..groups...This..example..was..known..as..the..Indian..Rebellion..of..1857...After..the..rebellion,..Brit
ain..established..direct..control..over..India...British..officials..directly..governed..the..colony...This..r
eplaced..the..rule..of..the..British..East..India..Company..with..a..British..Raj...This..allowed..Britain..t
o..maintain..a..strong..presence..and..enforce..order..through..a..combination..of..military..power,..infra
structure..development,..and..a..network..of..British-
appointed..officials..who..controlled..local..administration...Through..this..method,..Britain..was..able
..to..manage..large..territories..and..ensure..loyalty..from..local..elites..while..also..extracting..resources
..for..the..empire..(WGU,..2022).
B1...People..organized..independence..in..India..for..two..main..reasons...The..first..is..what..is..called..
Nationalist..Ideology...A..few..Indian..leaders..such..as..Mahatma..Gandhi..and..Jawaharlal..Nehr
u,..promoted..a..vision..of..self-
rule..or..independence...They..argued..that..India..should..govern..itself..instead..of..being..ruled..by..a..
foreign..power...This..nationalist..movement..grew..stronger..with..ideas..of..Indian..identity..and..pri
de,..rejecting..British..colonial..control..as..unjust...Gandhi's..non-
violent..resistance,..the..Salt..March,..became..a..symbol..of..this..struggle...The..second..reason..is..Ec
onomic..Exploitation...The..British..had..exploited..India’s..resources..that..later..forced..Indian..farm
ers..to. . grow..cash..crops..which..then..led..to..imposed..and..unfair..taxes...As..a..result,..there..was..gro
wing..discontent,..especially..among..workers..and..peasants,..that..lead..to..strikes,..protests,..and..dem
ands..for..independence...These..reasons..led..to..organized..resistance,..including..both..non-
violent..protests..and,..at..times,..armed..uprisings..(WGU,..2022).
B2...Two..pivotal..events..contributed..to..India's..independence..from..British..colonial..rule...The..fi
rst..event..was..the..Salt..March..of..1930,..that..was..led..by..Mahatma..Gandhi...This..non-
violent..protest..was..a..direct..challenge..to..the..British-
imposed..salt..taxes,..which..placed..a..heavy..burden..on..the..Indian..people...During..the..salt..march
,..Gandhi..and..his..followers..marched..240-
