Nationalism and Social Darwinism were used to spread American culture to civilizations they felt were inferior. ... In order to build foreign bases, the U.S. had to justify imperialism by using nationalism and Social Darwinism on the conquering countries. To make a country a colony, American imperialists used nationalism and Social Darwinism. ... Social Darwinism is the belief that life consists of competitive struggles in which only the fittest survive. ... It also had to use methods of nationalism and Social Darwinism to gain colonies without internal conflict. ...

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Lindquist supplements his analysis by connecting colonial imperialism to social Darwinism and the evolutionary theory. ... Sven Lindqvist explains how Darwin's theory of evolution was used as justification for imperialism and cultural extinction. ... " Should the blame of the Holocaust be placed on the shoulders of Darwin? Or did Darwin foresee the Genocide to come? ... Not only did Europeans misinterpret Darwin's theory of evolution they misapply his theory to social Darwinism. ...

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One of the related theories was "Social Darwinism ". ... In the same time period, there was a very popular theory that related to the "internal camp ": the "Social Darwinism ". ... In the same book, An American clergyman Josiah Strong expressed his support on "Social Darwinism ", "what if it should be God's plan to people the world with better and finer material? ...

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Imperialism can be defined as, "the political, social, and/or economic take over of one group of people, generally non-white, by another group of people, generally white. ... Social reasons make up the third justification for imperialism. ... The social causes of imperialism are generally the least logical of the three causes. ... It was a giant land rush, and social Darwinism was set in place. ...

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In the late nineteenth century, European nations sought to dominate countries in Asia and Africa, this period of time known as the "New Imperialism."" The drive to expand power pass European borders led to war and rivalry between European powers and their colonies. The drive for more land led Europe...

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During that time, the concept of great powers' born by social Darwinism which suggested "survival of the fittest nation" was prevalent and influential. ... Imperialism promoted racism and social Darwinism whereby the imperialist countries believe themselves to be of superior race to their colonized countries. ...

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This "new imperialism" grew as a result of economical, political, and social issues and is exemplified by the Western penetration of Egypt. ... Social Darwinism, the paternalistic French-style "civilising mission" and Rudyard Kipling's idea of the "white man's burden" contributed to the popularity of colonial extension. ...

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