1900s, a time when the world was at a need for cotton. A time when British power was still considered the rule of the world. This a time zone which is thought to be peak time for imperialism. Not because it was spreading like wildfire, but it was about to change forever. This junction was when thoughts of change were being put down, but action was less. We travel to place in South East Asia which was about to exploited for its cotton. Bombay, India. Considered by many the golden bird this region was now being looked at for two reasons. One was the Suez canal was now active so getting from Europe to India was less work and two now cotton need was high as other places had depleted their resources. This attention to Bombay changed the city to a hub of transport and India to a milking factory for raw materials. Investment was made for the soul purpose for profit. With the help of people on the ground in India, Britain was able to set up factories and pursue laws to increase production of cotton. This was done by giving loans to farmers which were unfair. This was a major shift in the labor market in India as the people who owned farmland were conned out of their land and new factory work became available. This made the labor more progressive for industrialization, but all this was not done for better for the region or the people. The profit mentality drove the land to the ground and was spark of social driven parties which wanted freedom.
Small changes lead to a big movement in India whose ground work was put down small things like cotton industry.