Question

Why did Western nations become interested in Saudi Arabia during the twentieth century?

Answer 1

Saudi Arabia abandoned Islamic law.

The nation set up European-style courts.

The country was becoming more modern. Oil was discovered on the Arabian peninsula.

Since oil is a valuable resource, major European countries invested in extraction of oil and it's various forms in Saudi Arabia, so as to gain profit and increase their national economy as well as favoring a developing nation and helping it would also increase their overall reputation.

Hence, western nations became interested in Saudi Arabia during the twentieth century.

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Answer 2

Discovery of Oil in Saudi Arabia in $20^{th}$ Century laid the foundation for the interest towards it.

Explanation:

The oil being the valuable resource was discovered in the late $20^{th}$ century and attracted the attention of the globe towards it. Among the global nations, western nation showed the prior most concern and interest towards the oil reserves in Saudi Arabia and hence Saudi Arabia was best interested by the Western nations.