How could diversity in the United States potentially lead to collapse? There are many elements that contribute to collapse. Whether it’s on a larger scale, like a country, or on a smaller scale, like a family. There is an infinite amount. But the most important one, is diversity. Diversity is showing variety, or being different. It is clear that this could easily lead to the downfall of the United States we know today.
When two people have a disagreement, in a way, it’s diversity. But if there is too much diversity, people could develop completely different ideas, which could lead to arguments, and then to separations. People tend to take pride in what they’re involved in like, for example, when it comes to sports teams. This could lead to people hating each other, and the last thing a country, especially one where the people literally make up the government, needs is its own people hating each other. This relates to Rome because the generals were sent off to take over other lands, and when they did, they started to separate from the emperors and they gained their own peoples trust which becomes a problem, because they stop listening to the emperors and do what they want. Which leads to a lack of distrust, dislike, and eventually, collapse.
Some people think that diversity is a positive thing, and that it
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The Roman Empire collapsed for many reasons. One of them I believe, is because it got too large. Because of that there was probably a more diverse group of people, this is just an example on a very large scale. It also shows up in Julius Ceasar, the people had different beliefs than Julius, their leader, which ended in his death. What if this were to happen in the United States? Someone didn’t agree with our current president’s ideas, so they kill them? It would lead to chaos. This would be because there is too many different people with different thoughts and
Unlike in China, Roman generals would interfere in the Roman government, which led to political decisions not being made by the emperor but instead by generals who were not educated in politics which caused political instability within Rome’s government. On the other hand both Han China and Rome began to lose their
For example, the Han Dynasty had an censorate group of officials who controlled the militia and carried out the law of the emperor to ensure it was the same for all of China this made the people share the amount rights they got, therefore joined them together. Similarly, the Han Dynasty had bureaucracy which mainly had them enforce Confucianism to unify the people. A similar political structure occurred in the Mediterranean in the Roman Empire. During the Pax Romana, a group of male officials called the Senate appointed governors to each province, which made it easier for the emperor to directly rule. This in turn made the citizens unite because it made the system of court more just.
America is very similar to Ancient Rome, but there are several differences. For example, the Roman Empire "fell" and America is still “standing”. Before ancient Rome “fell”, Rome started out as a small settlement of farmers on the Palatine hill. About one hundred years later, Rome became a republic. The Roman Empire started when Pax Romana or Roman peace began in 27 BCE under the rule of Augustus Caesar.
Foreign threats and competition withered away the security, unity, and prosperity of this nation, eventually removing it from the status of global power. Interestingly, the downfall of the Dutch Republic reflects the collapse Ancient Rome. Similar to the Dutch Republic who faced constant attacks by foreign nations and whose ships were captured, Rome also encountered invasions and threats from outside forces. Barbarians attacked rome, stealing its treasury, creating a financial crisis. These barbarians also raided Roman ships and stopped the flow of trade with the East.
It was very essential for the united states of America to come up with the federal system of government. There were a number of reasons for this effect, among which included fear for the power centralization in the American political system. Also, this kind of government was considered appropriate because of the size of the united states as a country. Alexander, & Alexander, (2005) argue that federal governments are usually proper in large countries like the united states because there are very many people and a diverse group of individuals. As such, these groups of people may also have needs that are diverse which could as well mean a common culture that put them together.
The upper class of Rome gradually became more selfish and turned away from their jobs that once originally characterized their empire. Cultural decline caused by new commitments of the upper classes and lack of political authority also lead to the downfall of Rome. All these conflicts resulted in a spiral that steadily worsened. Explaining why the fall pf Rome left a bigger impact than the fall of the Han.
The ideas and thoughts that are formed by each and every human being will always draw people no matter what the idea or thought is. This will cause a division between the people who support the thought or idea and those who do not support it. It’s natural, and to a certain degree the way that we form our lives around. Currently the nation of the United States is divided between those who support Trump’s executive order to build a wall and those who are against it. The nation itself hasn’t been this divided since the civil war over slavery.
Han, China and Imperial Rome both had similarities and differences in terms of political control throughout the classical period. Both empires had major differences about their perspectives on what main element could hold their political jurisdictions together, Imperial Rome favored law codes since one would try to obey if they didn’t want to be punished for their actions whereas Han, China reinforced confucius teaching even though they had some laws as well because they thought virtues would guide everyone to follow the right path in the political system. However, both had similarities facing problems with the administration of good bureaucrats who could really reinforce tight vigorous decisions to help political power run smoothly along with
With a new emperor coming into power frequently, the government was not stable and it was definitely not productive. This could have affected the bad military decisions, and the issues with enforcing drafts. In addition, with assassinations occurring all the time, it would have been easier for other civilizations to invade Rome. Even though Romans looked down on others as uncivilized, by the fall of Western Rome,I feel that they were just as
The Roman Republic greatly influence the many forms of government that came after it, its many contributions to government significantly impacted modern day governments of today. Yet to understand it we must first find knowledge to how the Roman Republic came to be. The answer is fairly simple, due to the harsh rule of the Etruscan they were kicked out of Rome and the Romans formed the Rome Republic. Yet, the Rome Republic developed over time, it when through refinements as time passed. Such things as the Senate, magistrates, tripartite, checks and balances are some of the examples that the Roman Republic influenced on modern U.S. government.
Political integration between both empires had both similarities and differences, most notably being different with the ways they chose those to rule. In Imperial Rome, bureaucracy relied on local elites (landholders) and the middle-class citizens to control provinces. Imperial Rome was far less complex, compared to the bureaucracy of Han China. Many official positions within the government were bought or became hereditary through family wealth as opposed to earned by merit, due to this fact, the Roman bureaucracy often suffered from poor governance. One of the reasons the empire was so unified even
During the era of classical societies, the Han and Roman empires were two vast cosmopolitan societies which dominated regions all throughout Eurasia. In regards to the fall of the Han and Roman empires, both were similar in that they fell victim to internal government decay, but different in that Rome fell to foreign invasions, while Han suffered from rebellions of their own people. The Han and Roman empires were similar in their fall in that they both suffered from internal decay, specifically of their governments. In the Han empire, land distribution problems that were originally sought to be fixed by the “Socialist emperor” Wang Mang allowed large landowners to become even more influential than they previously were.
The Hans and the imperialistic Romans entered the scene at a crucial time when many societies were facing different issues, and their administrative techniques led to how countries are run today. Comparing past political forces is key to understanding why structures exist today as is, and allows a chance to learn from past failures that were repeated over a variety of
When the Roman Republic reached its peak, it soon started declining. There were many different political, economic, and social problems that developed when Rome surmounted more and more people. All these problems led to a civil war that changed Rome. This civil war transformed Rome from a republic to an empire. There were five main difficulties that Rome faced, and that led to the transformation of Rome.
Diversity may mean different things to different people. To me, diversity is exactly that, being different and unique. Diversity makes the world a beautiful place to be, and full of interesting and different people. The beauty of human civilization lies in its diverse groups and cultures.