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Darwinism
Carter Berry
Social Darwinism
What Is Social Darwinism?
Social Darwinism was the “Application of
Darwin’s laws of evolution to society” (Brinkley 471).
Social Darwinism emphasized the belief that only the fittest
deserved to survive and prosper and that the poor where
unsuccessful because they were weak. When men became
rich, Social Darwinism stated that it was because they were
strong and that their success was simply the “Laws of
Nature” (Brinkley 472).
How Did It Impact America?
Social Darwinism became popular among the
powerful because it “legitimized their success and confirmed
their virtues” (Brinkley 472). Social Darwinism. The rich
used social Darwinism to support their practices of
monopiles and union busting. According to them their
actions were just “Economic life was controlled by natural
law” (Brinkley 472) and those who opposed it would fail.
Social Darwinism was forced on Americans through ideas
such as the “Self-Made Man” and other manipulative
slogans. Social Darwinism helped the rich continue to
oppress the poor and it allowed for their power to grow.
The Gospel Of Wealth
What Is The Gospel Of Wealth?
The Gospel of Wealth is a continuation of Social
Darwinism that believes that it is the duty of the rich to bring
“social progress” (Brinley 473) to America. This belief was
held by many people such as minister Russell Conwell and
Andrew Carnegie. The Gospel of Wealth encourages the rich
to bring social progress so the poor can rise to the upper or
middle class in the future. This is supposed to give the
“strongest” (Brinkley 472) The chance to rise and prosper.
How Did It Impact America?
The Gospel of Wealth led to many of the
philanthropic practices seen by the rich. Andrew Carnegie
built many “Libraries and Schools” (Brinkley 473) to help
the poor rise from their poverty. This more watered-down
version of social Darwinism became popular among the
people as it encouraged them to rise up from poverty and
sucecced. When the poor did rise up, their “success stories”
(Brinkely 473) were used to show that all could rise up.
However, the Gospel of Wealth still held to the belief that
the poor were poor because they were not the fittest and led
to continued oppression of the poor.
Works Cited
• Brinkley, Alan. American history: Connecting with the past (Updated AP
edition. ed.), 2017, McGraw-Hill Education.

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  • 2. Social Darwinism What Is Social Darwinism? Social Darwinism was the “Application of Darwin’s laws of evolution to society” (Brinkley 471). Social Darwinism emphasized the belief that only the fittest deserved to survive and prosper and that the poor where unsuccessful because they were weak. When men became rich, Social Darwinism stated that it was because they were strong and that their success was simply the “Laws of Nature” (Brinkley 472). How Did It Impact America? Social Darwinism became popular among the powerful because it “legitimized their success and confirmed their virtues” (Brinkley 472). Social Darwinism. The rich used social Darwinism to support their practices of monopiles and union busting. According to them their actions were just “Economic life was controlled by natural law” (Brinkley 472) and those who opposed it would fail. Social Darwinism was forced on Americans through ideas such as the “Self-Made Man” and other manipulative slogans. Social Darwinism helped the rich continue to oppress the poor and it allowed for their power to grow.
  • 3. The Gospel Of Wealth What Is The Gospel Of Wealth? The Gospel of Wealth is a continuation of Social Darwinism that believes that it is the duty of the rich to bring “social progress” (Brinley 473) to America. This belief was held by many people such as minister Russell Conwell and Andrew Carnegie. The Gospel of Wealth encourages the rich to bring social progress so the poor can rise to the upper or middle class in the future. This is supposed to give the “strongest” (Brinkley 472) The chance to rise and prosper. How Did It Impact America? The Gospel of Wealth led to many of the philanthropic practices seen by the rich. Andrew Carnegie built many “Libraries and Schools” (Brinkley 473) to help the poor rise from their poverty. This more watered-down version of social Darwinism became popular among the people as it encouraged them to rise up from poverty and sucecced. When the poor did rise up, their “success stories” (Brinkely 473) were used to show that all could rise up. However, the Gospel of Wealth still held to the belief that the poor were poor because they were not the fittest and led to continued oppression of the poor.
  • 4. Works Cited • Brinkley, Alan. American history: Connecting with the past (Updated AP edition. ed.), 2017, McGraw-Hill Education.