Why do bitter feelings remain in the Middle East toward the U.S. and the Soviet Union?(1 point) Responses The Western countries tried to convert the Muslim countries to Christianity. The Western countries tried to convert the Muslim countries to Christianity. The two countries only got involved there for self-interest and not the interests of the countries they were working with. The two countries only got involved there for self-interest and not the interests of the countries they were working with. They stopped funding education programs and humanitarian efforts. They stopped funding education programs and humanitarian efforts. The two countries sold them broken arms and left them unable to defend themselves.

The bitter feelings remain in the Middle East toward the U.S. and the Soviet Union because the Western countries tried to convert Muslim countries to Christianity, only got involved for self-interest, stopped funding education and humanitarian efforts, and sold them broken arms. This has created a sense of betrayal and exploitation among the people in the Middle East towards these foreign powers.