Arguments Used by Social Darwinists in the United States to Justify

question 111

Multiple Choice

Arguments used by Social Darwinists in the United States to justify expansionism

• A) included the belief that weak nations should be left room to develop.
• B) contended that all nations were engaged in a constant struggle to survive.
• C) were created and first promoted by Charles Darwin himself.
• D) differed sharply from arguments used for domestic economic affairs.
• E) suggested that harmony among "races" depended on open markets and free trade.

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