The political, social and cultural changes that took place in Rome during the early empires was that there were indeed a lot of new buildings and temples, many of which were made of marble and indeed it was aso the case that there were duties to pay taxes and serve in the army for citizens; so a and d.
Among them were imperial rivalry, poisonous nationalism, overconfidence in the military, placing too much trust in alliances and not enough in diplomacy. Russia's economy was still developing and reliant on foreign investment; her industrial sector was incapable of competing with the powerhouse German economy. Three years of total war would exhaust the Russian economy and leave its people starving, freezing and miserable.
1970s. The Detente era was between late 1960s through late 1970s.
