SPOILER Star Wars Catalyst Prequel Connection

So apparently, according to cinemablend, the rebellion is a technical descendant of the separatists in TCW. The gist of it is that Palps created the entire war for his own misdeeds to creat the empire. The article makes the case that he is the reason the rebellion exists on its own making his own downfall because, as the site puts it,

"A direct link can be made between the Rebellion and the former Separatists, who, in the wake of the Republic victory, never received reparations promised by the Empire, and remained ostracized --- and in many cases occupied --- while the Empire spread its tentacles far and wide.Instead of fairness, the galaxy fell victim to fear of the Empire's ever-expanding military. The absence of the Jedi Order --- their fire gone out of the universe --- left many worlds without any recourses to counter injustices."

In a sense, we never the daily activities of citizens during the wars and whatnot so it would make sense.

For more, here is the link: A direct link can be made between the Rebellion and the former Separatists, who, in the wake of the Republic victory, never received reparations promised by the Empire, and remained ostracized --- and in many cases occupied --- while the Empire spread its tentacles far and wide.Instead of fairness, the galaxy fell victim to fear of the Empire's ever-expanding military. The absence of the Jedi Order --- their fire gone out of the universe --- left many worlds without any recourses to counter injustices.