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to sum up the whole, the british rule has been—morally, a great blessing; politically, peace and order on one hand, blunders on the other; materially, impoverishment . . the natives call the british system 'sakar ki churi,' 'the knife of sugar.' that is to say there is no oppression, it is all smooth and sweet, but it is the knife, notwithstanding.

—dadabhai naoroji, the first indian elected to the british parliament, in a speech during 1871 about the impact of great britain on india

what does the quotation above show about the impact of imperialism on territory that was controlled by great britain?

controlled territories benefited materially from imperialism
there were positive effects as well as negative effects.
the effects of imperialism were very positive.
imperialism created disorder and very negative outcomes.