It said each of the states needed a new constitution that protected the
voting rights of all black men. And it said each southern state must
approve an amendment to the United States Constitution that gave
citizenship to blacks. It override Johnson lenient proposals for reconstruction.
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Well, they wanted to expand to Latin America, to spread democracy, to politically influence the other countries, and expand so America has more territory.
That would involve socialism because socialists are associated with communists, who favor government control.
In this case, any value given up by not choosing to
<span> spend or save the money is the "opportunity cost", because the money </span>could be spent elsewhere. "trade offs" and opportunity costs are very similar though in economics.