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During the Industrial Revolution, several new philosophies emerged that attempted to explain the inequalities among classes and races. Which philosophy claimed that some groups of people were naturally inferior to other groups?

capitalism

communism

socialism

social Darwinism

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Answer:

Social Darwinism

Step-by-step explanation:

Social Darwinism used Charles Darwin's ideas about natural selection and evolution to suggest that the people who held the most wealth and power did so because they were physically, intellectually, and morally superior to poorer, less powerfully people.

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The answer is:  D. Social Darwinism
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