However, when this military strength was lost, so was the empire. The Roman Empire eventually declined for a number of reasons. ... (Mehalek, "The Fall of The Roman Empire") The Empire had grown to large for one emperor to successfully and effectively govern the land. ... (Forsythe, "From Republic To Empire") The resulting weakened Roman Empire caused the soldiers to have a lack of confidence and spirit. ... Many economic circumstances also contributed to the eventual downfall of the Roman Empire. ...

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The years of economic decline corresponds with the years of decline for the Mughal Empire that was terminated in 1858. ... However, according to Raghunath Rai, Aurangzeb's policies of religious tolerance had deteriorated the empire. ... So, "what primarily contributed to the decline of the Mughal Empire?... Rai insists that this lack of unity and bleak support for the empire had enabled Europeans to be the most effective groups in India, causing the empire to collapse. ... Acts of taking interest in Mughal Empire did not appeal to the nobles. ...

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The eastern Zhou would be described as the downfall of royal authority. ... This would lead to Persian Empire being the biggest empire in the world ever seen. ... There were many different Persia empires that ruled before the Persian Empire such as the median empire also known as the median confederation. ... He would also figure out how he would incorporate different empires within Persia such as Lydian and the Neo-Babylonian Empire. ... Furthermore after the Persian Empire had conquered Egypt the empire expand to approximately 8 million km. ...

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DISCUSS THE ROLE OF SPAIN IN THE DOWNFALL OF NAPOLEON. ... The Penisular War (1808-1819) was a major turning point in the fortunes of the Napoleonic Empire. ... The ensuing war would damage Napoleons empire to a huge extent, playing a vital role in his downfall. ... Wellesey's forces held out and by late 1811, a turning point, which would lead to an inevitable downfall of an empire, had been reached. ... Therefore, Spain played a vital role in the downfall of Napoleon, but, it seems that his own over-zealous, over-ambitious and over-confident nature was the final deciding fa...

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It seemed Cortes faced unbelievable odds when he aimed to conquer the Aztec empire. ... The mental state of all the Natives combined with tactical expertise as well as the technological superiority of Cortes created a condition optimum for the downfall of the Aztec empire. ... This confusion allowed for Montezuma's capture as well as the downfall of his army. ... Cortes faced unbelievable odds when he aimed to conquer the Aztec empire. ... The mental state of all the Natives combined with tactical expertise as well as the technological superiority of Cortes created a condition optimum ...

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The effects of this are twofold: first, he felt that the world was still under the rule of the Roman Empire, which had been transformed into a Christian Empire. ... Therefore, it was not necessary for the messiah to come until the downfall of this empire. Also, Rashi could not possibly include Ishmael as one of the empires if he did not know that it in fact was such a considerable empire. ... Also, he was not aware of a sizeable, Christian, empire in Europe, and was forced to say that Ishmael was one of the empires, because Rome, the fourth empire, had been defeated. ... He knew of both the...

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The impulse of the empire had failed until the Emperor was no more than one of a number of competing princes, and the dream of Christendom also was a fading dream. ... Perhaps the same reflections will illustrate the fall of that mighty empire and explain the probable causes of our actual security. ... The flying tribes who yielded to the Huns assumed in their turn the spirit of conquest; the endless column of barbarians pressed on the Roman Empire with accumulated weight and, if the foremost were destroyed, new assailants instantly replenished the vacant space. ... From the Gulf of Finland ...

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However, with growing industrialisation, a corrupt system had to be put in place to prevent any downfall of their dynasty. ... Tsar Nicholas II and Alexandra were the foundation for the downfall of the Romanov dynasty and the Russian Revolution of 1917. Tsar Nicholas II was never ready for the tasks that awaited him as the autocratic ruler of a vast empire. ...

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In the late fourth century, the Roman Empire went from being one of the largest empires in the world, to ruin. ... Another reason why Rome had started their downfall is due to their obsession in conquering lands. ... His reforms, however, did save the Eastern Empire from being dragged down by the Western Empire's collapse. ... Instead of keeping the Empire from separating; he move the Empire's capital to Constantinople, which lead the empires to split into two. The two empires were known as the Latin Western and the Byzantine Eastern Empire (Duran). ...

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The destruction of the Western Empire at the hands of the barbarians 5 - 6 4. ... The Germanic peoples were of course not the only peoples that contributed to the downfall and transformation of the Roman Empire into the medieval world order. ... In Britain all contact was severed with the Empire shortly after 446. ... The Huns under Attila invaded caused havoc in the Empires Danubian provinces. ... This Germanic force would become France and the German Empire. ...

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Propaganda played a huge part in Genghis Khan's expansionary of his empire. ... Also, he used propaganda to make the enemy join the Mongol empire. ... All of these changes in Mongolian culture led to the downfall of the Song dynasty because so many Chinese came to join the Mongolian empire. ... The Islamic and European empires fell to the Mongolian empire due to poor weapons, underestimating the Mongols, and having spies in their own territory. ... Thus, Baghdad fell to the Mongolian empire (182-183). ...

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The Balkans were under the rule of the Ottoman Empire, the "Old Man" of Europe, which was declining from power. The interest of expansionism of major European powers such as Russia, Great Britain, and France was a probable cause of the decline of the Ottoman Empire. ... During the reign of Nicholas II, the autocratic principle was not fully exercised, leading to the downfall of Tsarist Russia. ... In 1812, Russia gained an immense amount of publicity and praise as she was the first country to bring Napoleon Bonaparte to his knees which eventually led to his downfall. ... The Ottoman Empire...

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In the tragedies, the  challenge or obstacle is the pride of a tragic hero who suffers some downfall.   The challenge of the hero is how to respond to the downfall.   ... In a pretense of negatives, he states his real concerns: Let Rome in Tiber melt, and the wide arch Of the rang'd empire fall! ... Anytony wants nobody else in his life and could care less about the Empire. ... As a result, Othello's jelousy of Iago brings him to his downfall. ...

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This relates to the end of the film when the Spaniards come and take over the Mayan Empire. ... They were horrible events that they believed foreshadowed the arrival of the Spaniards and lead to their downfall. ... This article talks about Montezuma's dream of Cortes and his men coming to destroy his empire. ... This also shows us how much the Mayans believed in prophecy; they would listen to a little girl speak of the future downfall and believe what she had to say. ... Seeing the build-up of all the events through foreshadowing really helps us see the downfall of the society even more....

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To fully comprehend how and why Nicholas I chose to run his foreign policy the way he did, one must delve into how his Empire was run at home. ... Before long the Russian Empire reconquered the nation, and Poland became an invisible part of the Russian Empire. ... This war, which eventually brought the downfall of Russian international relations, was fought on the Crimean peninsula between 1853 and 1856. ... His obsession with faith caused a near downfall of a nation that was the most powerful empire in the world. ... Nicholas I policy abroad hurt his Empire tremendously. ...

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Envy and ambition were the influential forces that worked on Macbeth's downfall. ... " ( AngusWilson, p6) This passage directly represents the rise and downfall of Macbeth. ... Macbeth was in control of the actions that charted his path of his downfall but was not in control of the destiny of his downfall. ... The letter inspired her envy and ambition for the empire (Jameson). ... They are more influential on inspiring the envious plot against Duncan, and then later predicting the downfall of Macbeth. ...

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The exasperating years that followed the Peninsular war in Spain proved to deteriorating for the French armies, would relay the potential weaknesses in the French empire. ... Despite his downfall, he is generally remembered as one of the greatest military commanders of all time. ... The exasperating years that followed the Peninsular war in Spain proved to deteriorating for the French armies, would relay the potential weaknesses in the French empire. ... Despite his downfall, he is generally remembered as one of the greatest military commanders of all time....

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America was an empire, the alpha in international affairs, both economic and militarily, but now it is an empire on the decline. ... So what caused the downfall of the great city of Detroit? ... The backhanded racism on the part of whites in this country finally manifested itself in the downfall of Detroit. ...

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He begins with the division of the Mongol empire into four khanates which led to simultaneous transformations across Eurasia. ... This process allowed the Mongols to have strong, well trained horses ready at their disposal across the empire. ... Genghis Khan realized that to successfully run a large empire, specialization was needed. ... They amassed knowledge from every part of the empire, sometimes by learning the trade themselves, and sometimes by transporting artisans to different parts of the empire. ... Many individuals with special skills were also sent to various parts of the empire. ...

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At the it's height it ruled an empire that reached from Syria in the east to Nubia in the south. ... Making Egypt's first empire. ... He is also credited with making his empire interdependent. ... And under the reign of Amenophis II Egypt expanded it's empire beyond the Fourth Cataract. ... The Late Period: 1045-332 B.C This was the downfall of Egypt and was the last intermediate period. ...

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The downfall of the Roman republic began when the social elite revolted and over-threw the Kings. ... Ultimately this destroyed the so-called "perfect republic" and the transformation of the Roman Empire began....

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The Spanish American War, and the results of it, led to the downfall of the Spanish empire and allowed for the emergence of the new American empire. ... The large public support and interest in the acquired territories helped with the transition of America becoming an empire. ... During the war the United States used diplomacy and military to bring about the fall of the Spanish empire. ... With Spain weakened the United States was able to dominate the negotiations at Paris and gain many remnants of the Spanish empire in our own hemisphere and in the Pacific. ...

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He tossed away the Soviet empire in Eastern Europe. ... The economic instability which was made visible to the public through Gorbachev's reforms led to the revolutions of 1989 and the fall of the Soviet Empire. ... According to Machiavellian concepts Gorbachev was also a "good" ruler having to much Christian virtue which helped in his downfall. ... Gorbachev's implementations of his reforms lead to his downfall. ...

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They were not able to bring back the republic, what they really did was usher in more of a permanent dictatorship under Roman emperors.This essentially ended the Roman Republic, and was the beginning of the Roman Empire. ... His death would ultimately end a very important era in Roman history and usher in the beginnings of the Roman Empire. ... On the other hand, his death just as easily caused the downfall of the Roman Republic through the disputes it caused. ...

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He believed that cross breeding led to blood mixing and would be the downfall of mankind. ... He said the Aryan race needed to rid itself of it problems (the Jews) and expand its empire. ... Hitler knew he would have to fight in order to expand his rule and empire. ...

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