How did social Darwinism affect Europeans attitudes?

a. it led europeans to believe that all people are created equal

b. it led Europeans to believe that Asians and Africans were more advanced than Europeans

c. it led Europeans to believe that they were not as good as Asians and Africans

d. it led Europeans to believe that they were better than Asians and Africans

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16 January, 12:56

How did social Darwinism affect Europeans attitudes?

a. it led europeans to believe that all people are created equal

b. it led Europeans to believe that Asians and Africans were more advanced than Europeans

c. it led Europeans to believe that they were not as good as Asians and Africans

d. it led Europeans to believe that they were better than Asians and Africans

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Simon Wade · Answer 1

C: it led Europeans to believe that they were better than Asians and Africans

Pierce Odom · Answer 2

Social Darwinism altered Europeans attitude and it led them to believe that all people are created equal.

a. it led Europeans to believe that all people are created equal

Explanation:

By the late 19th century Charles Darwin's evolutionary theories provided a different and new justification for the exploitation. On the Origin of Species (1859) and The Descent of Man (1871) completely revolutionized European thoughts.

Not only did Charles Darwin theorize that animals and plants evolved into different species through a process of natural selection, but he also claimed that humans were animals themselves, subjected to the same selection process that played out in nature.