Late in the 21st century Germany's natural resources of coal and salts began to dwindle. Exportation of both resources dropped nearly 70% and left the country struggling to recoup the losses it had sustained from the sudden decrease in income. The unemployment rate spiked as the economy took a rocket sled downwards, leaving 35% of Germans out of work by the end of 2035. The following year took a turn for the worst as insurgents in the Middle East destroyed over a dozen foreign oil yards. The resulting destruction left more then $200,000,000 worth of equipment destroyed and billions of dollars in oil lit ablaze. Gas prices sky rocketed all over the world, setting Germany at an all time high gas price of twenty-six American dollars a gallon. The country was thrown into mayhem as riots broke