What was the economic impact of the arms and space races?

Even for arms-producing countries, excessive military expenditure is likely eventually to have negative economic consequences. The Soviet Union's economic difficulties were certainly exacerbated by the very high proportion of the gross domestic product devoted to the arms race.

the lowest among the social higher rank were the working class. this class remained detached to the political progression   of the country and was hostile to the other two classes

i would say it is the roman empire europe after the norman conquest.