It utterly exhausted Germany's eastern army and saw to a huge fall in German military moral due to the resounding defeat they suffered. It also weakend the western german army because Hitler pulled men and resources from them to try to win the East from the USSR.
Around 1949. When the Axis Capitulated and lost the war, Europe was divided and one half became proxy states, part of the Warsaw Pact. This Large Buildup of Soviet Power caused the US to be Highly suspicious of Communists and communism, which seemed to only Seek power over the West.
Answer: I would advise Augustus to not reduce the program.
Explanation: This would cause and uprising within his city and also compromise his trading with Eqypt and Spain. There could be a compromise whereby the grain could be less reduced, however, to shut it down would be a massive uprising.
I believe it'd be a. I hope this helped