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9 Cards in this Set
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Economic problems |
* huge expensive Army * heavy Taxes * inflation . slavery . Loss of farms . Unemployment . Poverty . Decline of trade . Loss of war boot . Decline of manufacturing |
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Political problems |
* how to peacefully transfer power? * ambitious military rivals * leaders chosen for profit rather than quality * increasing assassination * corruption and unstable leadership * burden of public |
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Social problems |
. Gladiator games . Wealthy privilege . Wasteful rulers . Poverty . Crime . Decline in citizenship . Loss of values . Loss of patriotism |
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Frontier problems |
. Hard to defend Frontier . Nervous pressure from migrating Northern tribe . Germanic invasions in north and west . Conquered in 476 . High cost of defense . Dependent upon Germanic troops . Military interference in the government |
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Huns |
invade Germanic areas |
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Germanic |
Groups flee into Roman territorry |
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Rome |
Mistreats the Germanic groups forcing them to live in disgusting, humiliating conditions |
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Rome |
Strikes a deal with these Germanic invaders to support then with necessary services if they agree to join the army |
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Visigoths, Alaric |
This prove to not work and by 410 a.d, the city of time itself was sacked and pillaged by the king of the |
