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What does theory of social Darwinism advocate?

life consists of competitive struggles in which only the strong survive


How can you use the words social Darwinism in a sentence?

An example of social darwinism is when Spain was beating up on Cuba before the Spanish-American war.


What does the theory of Social Darwinism inism advocate?

Social Darwinism, term coined in the late 19th century to describe the idea that humans, like animals and plants, compete in a struggle for existence in which natural selection results in survival of the fittest.


How did the Monroe doctrine and social Darwinism contribute to expansionism?

The American Expansionism.


What was social Darwinism and how was it used during the American Revolution?

Social Darwinism was not used in the American Revolution because it didn't exist until about 100 years or more after the American Revolution. Social Darwinism is the idea that conflict between human groups causes only the most fit societies to survive, while the others are destroyed, somewhat like natural selection only on the scale of human society.


What are the ideas of Darwinism and how do they relate to Social Darwinism?

it helps solve social, political, and ecumenical issues. :)


What year did Social Darwinism start?

Social Darwinism was popularized back in 1944. Social Darwinism tries to apply Darwinism of evolution to politics and sociology. It is most popularly used in the UK and United states.


Define freedom in the Gilded age via Social Darwinism and labor contract?

Social Darwinism lead to racism


Leading Protestant advocate of the social gospel who tried to make Christianity relevant to urban and industrial problems?

Walter Rauschenbusch


Did The Progressive believe in Social Darwinism?

No, the Progressive reformers did not believe in Social Darwinism. They believed that its competition and conflict were both detrimental to their society.


How did robber barons justify their actions?

They said that they were providing jobs for the poor and that they were making the American economy grow.


Many wealthy American industrialists of the late 19th century used the theory of Social Darwinism to?

Justify monopolistic actions