It was a oil-exporting nation and it lost too much of an important resource, thus crippling the economy.
Because Athens and Sparta, both powerful Greek city-states, had fought as allies in the Greco-Persian Wars between 499 and 449 B.C. In the wake of the Persian retreat, however, Athens grew more powerful and tensions rose, escalating into nearly three decades of war. Sparta emerged victorious, while the constant fighting left Athens bankrupt, exhausted and demoralized. Neither city-state regained the military strength they once had
Gandhi meant that he discovered that as an Indian man, he is not welcomed in the country. His first encounter with a British officer was not very pleasant. "Troubled weather" symbolizes a beginning of being discriminated the moment he steps foot in the area.
It was rooted in that he hope his and everyone's future children would all be treated as equals.