USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Rockefeller, president of the Standard Oil Company and an Ohioan, once contended that “the growth of a large business is merely a survival of the fittest.” Other proponents of Social Darwinism contended that God ordained that some people were to be wealthy and live comfortably on the hard work of others.

Detailed explanation-2: -Many Social Darwinists embraced laissez-faire capitalism and racism. They believed that government should not interfere in the “survival of the fittest” by helping the poor, and promoted the idea that some races are biologically superior to others.

Detailed explanation-3: -Social Darwinism theorists believed that the poor were unfit and should not be aided. The poor are meant to struggle for existence. For them, wealth was the symbol of success and fitness. They used the theory of imperialist, colonist, and racist policies to define the concept of poverty.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is Social Darwinism? How did the wealthy use this to justify their place in society? survival or the fittest used by wealthy to defend their success if you are wealthy you deserve to be if your poor you need to work harder.

Detailed explanation-5: -Carnegie’s Gospel of Wealth Andrew Carnegie advocated a gentler version of Social Darwinism that he called the Gospel of Wealth. This philosophy held that wealthy Americans should engage in philanthropy, using their fortunes to create the conditions that would help people help themselves.