In a traditional open primary, voters may select one party's ballot and vote for that party's nomination. As in a closed primary, the highest voted candidate in each party then proceeds to the general election.
Well France hated the English, so they helped the Americans. Spain on the other hand lost land when the English came along. So they wanted their land back. Hope this helps!
Buddhists are traditionally hard polytheists. Modern Hindus tend to be Monists, because that’s the direction their philosophical development would eventually take.