A vassal gave the lord military support and protection...In turn the lord gave a vassal fiefs.. (land)
Karl Marx once said; "I am not a Marxist!". He also once called his adherents "useful idiots". Karl Marx presented a strategy in communism much of which can be found in his book, Das Kapital.
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If one of your possible choices is Desert go with that. Semi Arid is also acceptable.
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when the French Revolution was the complex conflict with some numerous triggers and causes American Revolution set the stage for an effective uprising that the French had observed firsthand.