Which of the following best characterizes Social Darwinists?
A) They took a scientific approach to solving the problem of urban crowding.
B) They drew on science to help raise the average standard of living.
C) They applied science to the study of natural systems.
D) They distorted science in order to justify exploitation.
Answer: D
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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Our former masters are fast taking the reins of government," was basically the result of __________. A) the rising power of the Ku Klux Klan and other white terrorist groups B) Grant's Amnesty Act, which made most Confederate leaders eligible to vote and hold office C) the implementation of the sharecropping system D) the work of the Freedmen's Bureau
Which of the following distinguished the Khazars from other Inner Eurasian peoples?
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