Social Darwinism

"Survival of the fittest"

-between social groups and nations

-believing that the more powerful nations will conquer the smaller, weaker nations

-19th/20th century Europe

-supports Dawin's "Theory of Evolution" due to natural selection

-highlights the importance of the working class in response to social changes

-supports struggle, competition, and nationalism

-economic competition - Imperialism

-plays into country over individualism

-against liberal individualism

-socialists strongly disliked social darwinism because of the emphasis on classes