It can cause a collapse a in the economy, which will lead to rise of goods and also poverty amongst the people.
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To answer this question accurately it would be necessary for you to read a text or know of a situation that brought some context to the question. However, a government can approach the increase in minority populations in two ways which are either by promoting factors that support that population or by trying to combat it.
Minority populations are socially disadvantaged populations, for this reason, it is important that governments seek to establish social policies that help this population to fit fairly into society. The larger the population, the more necessary these policies are. However, governments can try to fight these populations by creating elements that further disfavor them and promote their reduction, promoting unfair and prejudiced policies.
One of the biggest reasons that Germany surrendered is because they were running out of supplies and they were economically poor. They didn't have enough money to get more equipment. Not only did they have insufficient funds, but they were also stabbed in the back on the home front in 1916 when Ludendorf initiated war socialism.