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What was going on (politically, economically, socially, or any other way) during the first half of the twentieth century that influenced the acceptance of Social Darwinism? How?​

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It was suggested that conflict and rivalry among communities headed to the increase of human evolution. White Anglo-Saxon Protestants, who held positions of power and money, were seen as the most advanced members of society, while minorities such as African Americans and southern Europeans were relegated to the bottom rungs of the socioeconomic ladder. Because they came from a lower racial stack, they were impoverished and uneducated.

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