The central government couldn't collect taxes to fund its operations. The Confederation relied on the voluntary efforts of the states to send tax money to the central government. Lacking funds, the central government couldn't maintain an effective military or back its own paper currency.
The Epic of Gilgamesh is believed to be based on the life of a King of Uruk, in modern day Iraq.
The Nazi party targeted Jews, Slavs, homosexuals, people with physical or mental disablities (such as Down Syndrome).
