What Idea Was Promoted by the Theory of Social Darwinism

question 32

Multiple Choice

What idea was promoted by the theory of social Darwinism in the late nineteenth century?

• A) Certain inequities should be ameliorated by government intervention.
• B) Charles Darwin actually was writing about people when he authored On the Origin of Species.
• C) Progress is the result of competition where the strong survived and the weak died out.
• D) Competition led rich Americans to have an unfair advantage over the poor.

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