During the late 1800s, the theories of Social Darwinism were often used to justify the efforts of

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During the late 1800’s, the theories of Social Darwinism were often used to justify the efforts of

A	Federal officials to control state governments
B	Northern liberals to pass civil rights legislation
C	Southern farmers to increase cotton exports
D	big business to destroy its competitors

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Social Darwinism is a loose set of ideologies that emerged in the late 1800s in which Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection was used to justify certain political, social, or economic views.

Detailed explanation-2: -Social Darwinism was a sociological theory popular in late nineteenth-century Europe and the United States. It merged Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection and Herbert Spencer’s sociological theories to justify imperialism, racism, and laissez-faire (i.e. conservative) social and economic policies.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -How did the theory of social Darwinism affect the government’s relationship to big business. It affected the business because people who were not born into business could not become business men. This means that the big businesses would just get even bigger.

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USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

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