How did some imperialists make use of this concept

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.

the first two years of american revolution was not very encouraging for the patriots since the british were far superior in sea power, arms and troops.