Which of the following describes a major similarity between the american revolution and the mexican war of independence? a. both weakened french influence in north america. b. both were motivated by a desire for religious freedom. c. both saw colonies win their independence from european empires. d. both replaced democracies with dictatorships.

The correct answer is C. Both saw colonies win their independence from European empires.

The American Revolution came because Americans wanted to claim their independence from Britain. The Mexican Revolution happened because Mexicans wanted to claim independence from Spain. Both countries were colonies from tyrannic European Empires that used their natural resources without giving anything back.

the pogroms became known as kristallnacht, the "night of shattered glass," for the shattered glass from the store windows that littered the streets. the morning after the pogroms 30,000 german jewish men were arrested for the "crime" of being jewish and sent to concentration camps, where hundreds of them perished.