The East because they knew the secret to producing silk. A larvae spun silk. this secret gave the eastern nations serious economic power.
When they wrote this song they made it about the Vietnam war. They felt that rich politicians started the wars for their benefit and have all the poor people die for them.
The Indian Removal act was harsh because many native Americans were forced out of their homes and to a small are when they actually were supposed to own all of it. Another reason it was harsh was because many of them died because of no food, poor living conditions and some of the were simply not fit to make the move.
The lord would provide to the vassal land from which they could make money from and in return the vassal would contribute troops to the lords army. Sometimes vassals would also pay a small fee of grain or various other goods as a sort of tax for the land.
