With so much warfare and enemies holding dangerous acts against it. America needs to look strong and stable enough to keep the barrier of the state of mind that "if you test us, it's the wrong move, we are a strong nation". No country would like to seem weak especially when it comes to enemies.
It allowed him to gain more power over the government
Explanation:
The correct answer is C. He ran out of money.
Justinian I failed to regain all of the former provinces of old Roman Empire because he ran out of money. His once powerful army was weakened by the plague and the finances were down. He ran out of options.
Justinian I or Justinian the Great was the Eastern Roman Emperor from 527 to 565.