Why was great britain determined to exercise imperialism in the middle east?

Great Britain had important financial interests in the region and used imperialism to protect them. First, the Suez Canal was important to the British colony of India and allowed it to transport goods more quickly. Persia provided important resources, such as oil and rich farmland for growing tobacco and cotton. Great Britain had invested heavily in Egypt and created a protectorate to ensure that it could sell its goods in Egyptian markets.

soviet influence spread across eastern europe sharply during and after wwii. the soviet armies liberated the countries in eastern europe and occupied them from the germans as they were forced to retreat towards germany.