During the Gilded Age, how did Social Darwinism bolster the argument for laissez-faire economics?
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Correct answer: By suggesting economic success resulted from natural selection and should not be hindered
Social Darwinists applied the theory of 'survival of the fittest' to society and business. They argued that the accumulation of wealth by 'captains of industry' was a natural process and that government aid to the poor would interfere with evolutionary progress.
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