What were the key reasons for European interventions in the

Middle East in the 18th and 19th centuries and how were they

similar or different than the motives for Western advances

into China in the same period?

The key reasons for European interventions in the Middle East in the 18th and the 19th centuries was for expansion of colonial activity and economic growth.

Explanation:

The ultimate motive of the West was to colonize the countries for resources and goods and wipe of their culture. Europeans intertwined Asia for the technologies and resources. Around the 18th century using racism and arrogance as a psychological aspect, the westerners attacked the Middle East for its own industrial revolution and technology growth and turn itself into an advance nation.

The key reasons for European interventions in the Middle East in the 18th and the 19th centuries was for expansion of colonial activity and economic growth. Again, around the 19th century the West approached China for economic growth. Chinese tea and silk was a huge demand in the British market and during that period the British drank a lot of tea than China did. However they traded for it rather than capturing it like they did India.