How did the impact of imperial powers on colonies have a drastic effect on the course of human history?

Imperial powers had dominated and conquered other colonies which allows access to a lot of resources. With the resources it then allowed humans to get better technology. For instance if Britain didn’t imperialize India or China then they wouldn’t be the way they are today. Britain took over China and India which allowed economy to flourish during the time they imperialized the colonies and after. With the tea that Britain had it allowed for tea houses to be made and companies for tea started to arise such as Lipton. As for India, the machines that were used to boost the textile industry were left In India after Britain stopped imperializing. So now India’s economy flourished which stopped them from mass famine as they had overpopulation issues. Also because of The British imperialism we had the Indian Nation Congress with ghandi which showed the world that not everything had to solved with war or passion.

The correct answer is B) New laws were passed to ensure better quality of food.

The book The Jungle by Upton Sinclair exposed the disgusting working conditions and habits of the meatpacking industry. This included sweeping guts of the floor and the inclusion of rats in meat sold to the American people. The conditions described disgusted the American people and resulted in president Teddy Roosevelt passing the Meat Inspection Act of 1906. This law would ensure the cleanliness and safety of meat sold to the American public by having the government inspect these types of factories.