Giant stacks of cotton are processed in Berar, India, 1866. Because of British desire to integrate I
Giant stacks of cotton are processed in Berar, India, 1866. Because of British desire to integrate India into the global commercial economy, and to take advantage of the disruption of American cotton supplies during the Civil War, Indians were strongly encouraged to convert their subsistence farms into farms that produced cotton for export. This led to a series of horrible famines that killed tens of millions as people, now dependent on global trade to feed themselves, did not have access to food anymore during times of drought. The British, perhaps unsurprisingly, blamed the Indians for their own problems and exported food out of the colony during the crisis. {WHF} {HTE} -- source link
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