The chain effect to the fall of the Roman Empire.

1. Pressured by the Huns, Germanic Tribes abandon their land and
attempt to settle on Roman lands.

2. Trying to solve the problems Emperors begin to limit people’s
freedom.

3. As less people want to join the army Rome hires mercenaries, mainly
from Germanic tribes, to protect the borders of the Roman Empire.

4. Diocletian and later Constantine split the Empire in two to try and
make it more manageable. Both chose to rule from the East half.

5. Rome falls to German invaders in 476 AD, ending the Western
Roman Empire. The Eastern half will survive and become known as the
Byzantine Empire.

6. Because of limits and restrictions on personal freedom les people
support the Empire. This is especially true for the army as fewer and
fewer Romans are willing to join.

7. The Germanic tribes could easily invade Rome.

8. Without the Emperor in the Western half of the Empire, the West half
of the Roman Empire declines in importance.

9. The Huns migrated into Europe and begin taking land from the
Germanic tribes.

8. The German mercenaries paid to guard Rome’s frontiers allow other
Germans to pass through.