Write Your Definition of Imperialism

question 39

Essay

Write your definition of imperialism. Then use this definition to argue that the United States was or was not an imperialistic nation in the 1840s.

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Definitions:

Cost Flow Assumption

An accounting method that determines the value of remaining inventory and the cost of goods sold, such as FIFO or LIFO.

Weighted Average

A calculation that takes into account the varying degrees of importance of the numbers in a data set, assigning weights to some numbers more than others.

FOB Shipping Point

This term indicates that the buyer is responsible for the goods and their shipping costs as soon as the goods leave the seller's premises.