Sure, let's have some more nuance during our education. But let's also not let the UK off the hook; off the top of my head, during the same century, the UK starved their own people at home in Ireland [0], propped up the Raj while Indians starved [1], and waged a series of wars against the Dutch Boers to the detriment of native South Africans [2].
It can both be true that the British Empire was a great boon in terms of education, health, and trade; and also that the Empire was a great plague upon its subjects, bringing indoctrination, sickness, and slavery.
It can both be true that the British Empire was a great boon in terms of education, health, and trade; and also that the Empire was a great plague upon its subjects, bringing indoctrination, sickness, and slavery.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Famine_(Ireland)
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Raj
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boer_War_(disambiguation)