What is government?

a group of people that is focused on the survival of a community
a group of people that makes and enforces rules for a community
a group of people that has taken an oath of loyalty to a community
a group of people that protects a community from outside threats

for the united states of america, 1945 to 1964 was a time of high economic growth and general prosperity. it was also a time of confrontation as the capitalist united states and its allies politically opposed the soviet union and other communist countries; the cold war had begun.

explanation:

the conditions that made the byzantine empire vulnerable to attacks by the muslin turks were the sack of constantinople by western crusaders, the conquests of the sultanate of rum, presence of rival kingdoms and finally the set up of fiefdoms at the empire which were owned by the ghazis (turkish warriors).

a stronger central government  

its what they are