Another problem was citizens feeling like they did not have a say in politicts what Rome chose to do. This made the people of Rome feel as if the empire was not worth saving. Lastly, introduction of Christianity, large population and the vast size of the empire made things much harder. All these factors led to the the natural and unavoidable decline of the civilization. Documents state that the citizens of Rome felt as if they did not have a say in politics.
How was cholera a catalyst for change? In 1831-32 the first epidemic of cholera stuck, killing 32,000, along with its second epidemic in 1848-49 with 62,000 deaths. It was a disease which the nation feared, the first stages of cholera were violent and explosive diarrhoea and vomiting, leading with dehydration causing the body to become weak. The second stage occurred with acute pain in the fingers and toes, skin turning black and blue and breathing difficulties. Lastly the patient was collapse and become conscious with a coma and then sudden death.
The disease is gone, the riots are over, yes yes, all good; but now the fear has moved from enemies to government. Before the revolution things couldn’t have gotten worse. The disease ridden degenerates were all over. Plague, poisoning, mental retardation, the list goes on. Over half the public wasn’t fit for survival, didn’t deserve to live, should be terminated and forgotten; that’s what the government led to be believed.
With this it decreased taxes collected and kept them from being able pay troops. The weak economy was the catalyst for the fall of the Western Roman Empire. If the Roman leaders had not been so power hungry and cause civil wars, brining chaos to the Roman government, then perhaps they could have been prepared for the German tribes that were coming in to capture Rome. It is apparent, through all of the problems that came to the late Roman Empire, the Roman treasury by barbarian tribes, discontinuing of trade between the east and west that the leaders of Rome following the Pax Romana were not paying adequate attention to the state of the empire. If they had been ruling sufficiently, then most of these problems that Rome faced could and would have been avoided, and the empire would have restored
Also the military wasn't strong enough to defend Rome so that let a lot of invaders attack and almost conquer Rome. Also if the army collapsed entirely, Rome would soon be conquered or Rome would no longer be Rome it would
One opinion as to why Rome collapsed was constant attacks by barbarians and other outside tribes. I would imagine that if you ‘chip away’ at something, no matter how strong it is, it would eventually collapse. I don’t think this is the sole reason for Rome’s demise, but I believe it played a large role. For instance, if the USA was constantly being attacked, it would cause a lot of internal chaos and paranoia with American citizens thus causing all sorts of internal problems. In addition, there would be all sorts of injuries, deaths, wreckage, etc.
Some historians say that it is unfair to call Haig the “Butcher of the Somme”. The say this because Haig had untrained men which meant they were not used to fighting which made them vulnerable to the experienced German soldiers. It is also not his fault that the shells didn’t always explode and that they didn’t weaken the Germans as much it should’ve. Also the English walked over no mans instead of running which mad them easy targets. The generals in charge were commanding division for the first time.
“How much do you agree with the statement that Henry was a Catholic?” When Henry VII took over the throne in 1509, there was much uncertainty over whether he had good enough qualities to rule England. One of these was that he had no experience of being king. He had not been trained as he has not meant to become king, in fact it was meant to be his brother, Arthur. He also married a Catholic, Catherine of Aragon, and at the time Catholics were becoming unpopular. Also, he needed an heir which Catherine of Aragon was not giving him.
Politics played an important role in the downfall of Rome. Social factors contributed to the demise of the Western Empire too. Many poor farmers had left their plots of land to seek protection from the wealthy. However, they were essentially slaves and not allowed to leave their new lands. Patriotic values such as discipline and devotion were also forgotten and less stressed.
Although there was a high morale to serving the Confederacy and to destroy the Union cause, they didn’t have the materials to do so. Many would just fight with stones or any primitive makeshift weapon they could use when they were depleted of bullets because of their low artillery production. The South also had much less supply lines. Their railroads were half that of the North’s and whereas became less as the North decimated the South’s rail lines. The North figured that it would be wiser to destroy their supply lines and weaken the troops.