Question

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Why did European nations such as Britain colonize countries in the Middle East in the beginning of the twentieth century?

A.
to gain an upper hand over the United States

B.
to export oil from Britain to the Middle East

C.
to control the region’s rich oil reserves

D.
to import agricultural products such as cotton

Answer 1

B to export oil from Britain to the Middle East

Answer 2

the answer to your question would be C. to control the region's rich oil reserves because at that time the only was to get oil was to drill it from the ground or import it from another country(which most countries did not like to do and still do not like to do).