HISTORY
IMPERIALISM ASIA
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The natural superiority of some races justified the conquering of “backward” people
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Some races should never conquer “backward” people
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Capitalism is the most efficient economic strategy
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Social Darwinists argued on the basis of Darwin’s theory of natural selection that the best adapted humans naturally rose to the top of social, political, and economic strata. Therefore, they argued, those members at the top of society, either by virtue of hard work or birth, were the best-adapted citizens.
Detailed explanation-2: -Social Darwinists believe that it is their right (or, even, burden) to take over these ‘’inferior” people and spread their own culture. This idea was used to justify imperialism in America and around the world during the 19th century.
Detailed explanation-3: -Social Darwinism is commonly understood to mean the application of Darwin’s biological theories to the social and cultural realm. In reality, sociocultural evolutionary theories developed in parallel to biological theories, rather than emerging from them.
Detailed explanation-4: -2. 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. 3.