Explain the reason why countries paid tribute

for protection/safety

i think that the answer is polishing peanuts

1.the 80s' fashion for men was like a mixed bag that had skinny tights, leather pants, and jackets, parachute pants (or hammer pants), leg warmers, very short shorts, ripped and stone-washed denims, frilly puff-sleeved shirts, oddly striped shirts, skinny neck ties, hawaiian shirts, jams, nylon tracksuits in neon colors.

2.

3.colored tvs, malls, telephones

explanation:

google searches