I wanna say the answer is- B.
I might be wrong,so if I am,I'm sorry
unrestricted is the answer to the blank word
Leadership
Production
Income tax
The government
Law and order
I believe the answer is: It was weakened and could not provide military protection.
Land reclamation refers to the process of creating new land by elevating the land that covered by the sea or lake and extracting the water out.
Due to the large budget for this project, the government have less money to be allocated for military supplies and soldiers.