Which statement describes the influence of Social Darwinism on imperialism?

Nations that remain isolated will be the most unified and most fit to survive.

Nations must acquire new territories and become world powers in order to survive.

Nations that acquire new territories will be defeated as other powers join forces against them.

Nations that acquire new territories will grow and change and eventually lose their founding principles.

I think this is B based off of:

"given justification through Social Darwinian ethics - people saw natives as being weaker and more unfit to survive, and therefore felt justified in seizing land and resources."

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Cortez Burnett

5 July, 07:09

Which statement describes the influence of Social Darwinism on imperialism?

Nations that remain isolated will be the most unified and most fit to survive.

Nations must acquire new territories and become world powers in order to survive.

Nations that acquire new territories will be defeated as other powers join forces against them.

Nations that acquire new territories will grow and change and eventually lose their founding principles.

I think this is B based off of:

"given justification through Social Darwinian ethics - people saw natives as being weaker and more unfit to survive, and therefore felt justified in seizing land and resources."

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Boston Allen · Answer 1

The best option would be " Nations must acquire new territories and become world powers in order to survive," since this extending the individual idea of Darwinism to nation-states.

Kadence Horne · Answer 2

Nations must acquire new territories and become world powers in order to survive--Social Darwinism is the theory that society must adjust and change or it will die out.

In terms of global power, Social Darwinism states a country must grow and advance or be conquered. This theory supports the concept of imperialism as those that become the imperial power were evolving while the conquered were unfit to survive in a global system. The nations with the biggest empires would have the most resources and would acquire the most power to protect themselves in the global game of chess.