USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Many sociologists and political theorists turned to Social Darwinism to argue against government programs to aid the poor, as they believed that poverty was the result of natural inferiority, which should be bred out of the human population.

Detailed explanation-2: -“With savages, the weak in body or mind are soon eliminated; and those that survive commonly exhibit a vigorous state of health.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Social Darwinism is the application of Darwin’s theory of natural selection to society-specifically in economics and business in America. Social Darwinism was embraced by the nation’s wealthy upper class in the late 19th century to justify their accumulation of wealth and power.