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    The British reorganized the army after the revolt of 1857. They increased the number of British soldiers and ensured artillery and advanced warfare was controlled by the British. They also shifted recruiting grounds away from rebellious areas like Benares and Oudh. Economic exploitation of India increased as it became a market for British goods and source of investment. Nationalist feelings arose among Indians as heroes of the revolt like Nana Sahib and the Rani of Jhansi inspired people. The British adopted a policy of divide and rule by sowing division between Hindus and Muslims who had previously united against them during the revolt.

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    The British reorganized the army after the revolt of 1857. They increased the number of British soldiers and ensured artillery and advanced warfare was controlled by the British. They also shifted recruiting grounds away from rebellious areas like Benares and Oudh. Economic exploitation of India increased as it became a market for British goods and source of investment. Nationalist feelings arose among Indians as heroes of the revolt like Nana Sahib and the Rani of Jhansi inspired people. The British adopted a policy of divide and rule by sowing division between Hindus and Muslims who had previously united against them during the revolt.

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    The British reorganized the army after the revolt of 1857. They increased the number of British soldiers and ensured artillery and advanced warfare was controlled by the British. They also shifted recruiting grounds away from rebellious areas like Benares and Oudh. Economic exploitation of India increased as it became a market for British goods and source of investment. Nationalist feelings arose among Indians as heroes of the revolt like Nana Sahib and the Rani of Jhansi inspired people. The British adopted a policy of divide and rule by sowing division between Hindus and Muslims who had previously united against them during the revolt.

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    REORGANISATION OF THE ARMY:

    The British soldiers realized that the numerical inferiority of the British Indian army was one of
    the causes of the Revolt. Resentful of the rebels of Benares and Oudh, the mutineers were shot,
    hung, or blown from cannons by the tens of thousands, and preference was shifted to loyal areas
    for recruiting grounds for the army1. The British soldiers were increased in number which means,
    the expenditure also increased. Artillery and other advanced means of warfare were in the care of
    British hands.

    ECONOMIC EXPLOITATION OF INDIA:


    Economic exploitation of the country was an inevitable situation after the Revolt. India now
    became a dumping ground of British manufacturers and an almost inexhaustible field for
    investment of capital for it offered unlimited scope for commercial and industrial enterprises like
    railways, steamers, tea, and coffee plantations. The British henceforth started abusing political
    power for the enhancement of their commercial and economic interest.

    RISE OF NATIONALISM:
    The sacrifices of some great Indian rulers during the Revolt of 1857 aroused feelings of
    Nationalism among men. Nana Sahib, Rani of Jhansi and Bahadur Shah became National heroes.
    The revolt became a symbol of challenge to the mighty British power in India.

    POLICY OF DIVIDE AND RULE:


    During the Revolt of 1857 the Hindus and Muslims had unity and fought together for the welfare
    of the country. The British government realized that the unity of the Hindus and Muslims was
    posing a serious threat and therefore the best thing would be to create a wall between the two
    communities. Thus, they adopted the "Divide and Rule" that completely destroyed the
    relationship. The Survey of India and Census of India, founded in 1878 and 1872 respectively,
    are examples of the pseudo-scientific ways that the British tried to racially categorize and
    control their subjects2.

    1
    C.A. Bayley Indian Society and the Making of the British Empire (Cambridge 1988) p. 102
    2
    Barbara D. Metcalf and Thomas R. Metcalf A Concise History of India (Cambridge 2002) p.112.

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