Historians Would Agree That Social Darwinism

question 48

Multiple Choice

Historians would agree that Social Darwinism

• A) led some to believe that the extinction of so-called "inferior races" was a good thing.
• B) contended that through evolution, states would eventually eliminate war.
• C) applauded the cosmopolitanism of the philosophes.
• D) continued Enlightenment traditions.
• E) strengthened Christian belief.

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