You've got this adorable species of bear-like folk enjoying their lives according to their own traditions, then suddenly an oppressive invader arrives and begins murdering them indiscriminantly. Seeing the similarities yet? The ewoks decide enough is enough and they start to fight back; they don't have the same kind of weaponry as the evil united empire so they improvise. They use stones, logs and improvised explosive devices to combat their seemingly unstoppable foe.
The empire cleverly manages to use fear tactics to make their people hate the ewoks and their propaganda soon leads to the peaceful Jedi religion being viewed as little more than a terrorist organisation throughout the galaxy.
The citizens of the empire follow blindly because the televised images of the death star's collapse two films ago is still fresh in their minds. They're scared and confused so when their leaders tell them that Skywalker and his associates are hiding in Endor they believe them.
They label their enemies "rebel scum", forgetting that their united empire was founded by fighting back against a powerful force in much the same way the rebels fight them now.
The ewoks' victory was inevitable and following a change in leadership the troops of the imperial coalition began to consider pulling out of their little, mineral rich moon.
The war was over and they all had lemonade. The end.
In short the Taliban are adorable and if the U.S don't pull out within three years then I will roda my own drin (if you don't get it then learn ewok you bigot, it's all Sue's fucking fault anyway).
