AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
AMERICAN IMPERIALISM
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Question
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Social Darwinism was a theory used to justify imperialism because ____
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He said that Americans should civilize non-Americans.
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He believed that their are limited resources and species must compete for them.
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He believed that everyone should be treated equally.
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Social Darwinists believe in “survival of the fittest”-the idea that certain people become powerful in society because they are innately better. Social Darwinism has been used to justify imperialism, racism, eugenics and social inequality at various times over the past century and a half.
Detailed explanation-2: -In this lecture from 1900, British professor of mathematics Karl Pearson justifies European colonization on racial grounds.
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