Answer:
A & D is the correct answer. If it's wrong, i'm sry. lol :D
The U.S used the Texas-Mexico border dispute to annex Texas as a state and gain more land from Mexico. Basically all the land that Mexico owned in North America was given to the U.S after the U.S defeated Mexico in the war.
Answer:
Conspicuous consumption
Explanation:
Conspicuous consumption is a term used to describe expenditures on goods and services purchased primarily for the purpose of showing wealth. In the mind of the conspicuous consumer, such display serves as a means of having or maintaining social status before a social group, which socially determines objects and goods, such as a classification of higher or lower status. An example of this can be seen in the question above, where the girl bought a very expensive purse just to show that she possessed something luxurious and give an impression of wealth.