WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Describe the relationship between Social Darwinism and Imperialism.
A
Social Darwinism makes Europeans think that Africans and Asians are their family
B
Social Darwinism make people imperialize
C
Social Darwinism let people think that they were superior
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -While the term has been applied to the claim that Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection can be used to understand the social endurance of a nation or country, social Darwinism commonly refers to ideas that predate Darwin’s publication of On the Origin of Species.

Detailed explanation-2: -This ideology was used to justify imperialism, racism, eugenics and social inequality by the Social Darwinist who believed that certain people become successful as they are innately better. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-3: -Ans : Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution and the idea of survival of the fittest which is closely related with the theory of evolution referred to natural process. But soon it was adopted to the social world and was termed as social Darwinism – a theory which emphasized the importance of adoptive change.

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