In the Late Nineteenth Century, Darwinian Ideas

question 72

Multiple Choice

In the late nineteenth century, Darwinian ideas

• A)led many Europeans to imagine that they were biologically superior to colonial peoples.
• B)bolstered liberal universalism.
• C)confirmed the view among Europeans that they shared the same characteristics as the people they ruled in their colonies.
• D)proved that non-Western peoples were just as capable of progress as Europeans.
• E)both bolstered liberal universalism and confirmed the view among Europeans that they shared the same characteristics as the people they ruled in their colonies.

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