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How did Social Darwinism apply to Imperialism? * strong regulation of government socialism charity to the natives white man's burden

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The correct answer is "white man's burden."

Social Darwinism applies to Imperialism in the concept of "white man's burden."

This means that white people have

The concept is taken from the poem of the same name, written by English author Rudyard Kipling. in 1899, in the times when the United States had won the Spanish-America War and as a result of this, the US took possession of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines, that were part of the Spanish monarchy.

At that time, Europeans sadly believed that they were a more evolved race who deserved to take over others. That is why Social Darwinism is considered to be imperialistic and racist.

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