Social Darwinists in the nineteenth century argued
a. the same laws of nature that result in evolution as described by Darwin apply to human societies.
b. the fittest were the hardworking factory laborers, whose efforts showed their biological superiority.
c. economic failure was the result of the environment, not wickedness or biological weakness.
d. more advanced people have a natural duty to care for less advanced people.
e. the natural evolution of humanity has made cooperation and compassion into characteristics that increase the species' chances of survival.
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In Chicago, on Memorial Day in 1937, __________
A) police fired on strikers and their families, killing 10 people B) Huey Long was assassinated as he gave a speech C) the Socialist Party nominated Norman Thomas for president D) FDR gave the most aggressive pro-labor speech of his career
The July Revolution in France was sparked by the unpopular policies of Louis-Philippe
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In 1893 the navy and American businessmen toppled the monarchy in __________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Who dominated the Supreme Court in the early nineteenth century?
a) John Marshall b) William McLoughlin c) Daniel Webster d) John Jacob Astor