How Did Imperialism Affect Southwest Asia

The newly found petroleum supplies changed the nations is southwest Asia in a couple of ways. Nationalism was emerging in southwest Asia as a major, major force. Nationalism wasn't the only thing that was emerging though. It's economy was starting to grow and take a new course that it never did before. In the industrialized countries, there was a demand for petroleum products. This demand brought the expiration for oil in Asia. The American and European companies were the ones who discovered oil. They found huge deposits in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, and Iran. Many businesses wanted a part in these new fields that they found. So the foreign businesses decided that they would put a large amount of money into developing these fields. British
India didn't want anything to do with nationalism. They would eventually change their government to self government. India was ruled by the British but they weren’t allowed to have self rule but over time they were granted that wish. All of the other countries were also already ruled by different countries but they decided to break free and become independent nations. Turkey became a republic and separated from the laws of that nation which were Islam laws. They also abolished the religious courts and decided that they would make a new legal system that was based on European laws. Persian government was given public schools, built new Roads, created railroad, and ended women's rights. Saudi Arabia got rid of Islamic traditions with their country but they did end up holding the law. All of these nations were once ruled by someone but they broke free and became their own independent nation. They all decided they would make change their government some more than others. Turkey became a republic and separated from the laws of that nation which were Islam laws. They also abolished the religious courts and decided that they would make a new legal system that was based on European laws. Persian government was given public schools, built new Roads, created railroad, and ended women's rights. Saudi Arabia got rid of Islamic traditions with their country but they did end up holding the law. All of these nations were once ruled by someone but they broke free and became their own independent nation. They all decided they would make change their government some more than others. These were the different forms of governments that were adopted by the four nations in this section and how they change themselves instead of being under one nations