Among the options given on the question the correct answers are given below.
*to gain access to the middle East
*to control trade routes to India
*to control natural natural resources in Persia.
Explanation: There was a competition between the European powers such as Britain,France to control Muslim States. There are many reasons to gain control in Muslim countries. Because the Muslim countries were situated in the Middle East. The Muslim countries situated in the middle east were full of natural resources which is mainly petroleum. There was great demand for petroleum during that time for oil.So, the control over the Muslim countries would make the European powers to control these natural resources.
Moreover, the control of Muslim states would give the European powers to control trade routes to India. The trade road to India was important that time for controlling the business.
France was a wealthier country than Britain, and its national debt was no greater than the British one. ... The financial strain of servicing old debt and the excesses of the current royal court caused dissatisfaction with the monarchy, contributed to national unrest, and culminated in the French Revolution of 1789.
