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What was Social Darwinism?
The theory that human groups and races are subject to the same laws of natural selection as Charles Darwin perceived in plants and animals in nature.
Why did the British use Social Darwinism?
There are three reasons why Social Darwinism was used.
- ❖ The white races—especially the Europeans—were evolutionarily more advanced than the black races, thus establishing race differences and a racial hierarchy.
- ❖ Social Darwinism has been used to justify imperialism.
- ❖ Social Darwinists believe in "survival of the fittest"—the idea that certain people become powerful in society because they are innately better.
Who used the theory of Social Darwinism for imperialistic aims in Africa?
Cecil Rhodes used Social Darwinism for imperialistic aims in Africa.
How did Cecil Rhodes use it in Africa?
There were two ways Cecil Rhodes used Social Darwinism in Africa.
- ❖ Cecil Rhodes believed in Social Darwinism, that white British were superior to black Africans.
- ❖ Cecil Rhodes believed, above all else, in the glory of the British Empire and the superiority of the Englishman and British Rule, and saw it as his God given task to expand the Empire.
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