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. ...
It is the learning from experience, the study of history that has enabled us to grow into the complex social sophisticated beings that we are today. ... The evidence for the earliest development of the ancestors of us, Homo sapiens comes insistently from Africa, just as Darwin over a century ago said it would. ... As they grew to be successful, their entire being wasn't just caught up in the hunt for food and social and cultural needs began to hold a greater importance. ... For any civilisation as massive and prosperous as Egypt would grow, there becomes a need for a complex and intric...
Whereas, India had social issues such as famine and Latin America did not have the land capacity for the colonial powers to invest. ... Within Europe, the industrial revolution had created social distress and unease on the population. ... With this in mind, a famous English naturalist, Charles Darwin came up with the hierarchical structure of different races where the British were at the top (superior) of the human race whilst the African race was considered to be at the bottom and often labelled as "childlike and unintelligent"7 Thus, it is evident to see the belief in the superiori...
