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The British exploited Indian labor paying extremely low wages, worsening famines, and controlling markets, creating a system akin to slavery without the name. This and other examples like Iran and China show how Britain systematically devastated its colonies for profit. https://wrp.org.uk/features/the-reality-of-the-british-raj-in-india/ https://www.historytools.org/stories/the-deadly-impact-of-british-rule-in-india-a-comparative-analysis https://newint.org/features/2021/12/07/feature-how-british-colonizers-caused-bengal-famine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQEaEn34dGg https://www.britannica.com/topic/Opium-Wars
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