Part a
social darwinism used the idea of “survival of the fittest” to make a case for a laissez-faire approach to business. social darwinists thought the government should not regulate business because only the best should last. write a brief essay explaining some of the government’s actions around the turn of the century that social darwinists would not have approved of.
part b
then think about another philosophy that developed in the late nineteenth century. the social gospel taught that it was a person’s duty to others in need, not just prepare for an afterlife. write a brief essay describing some of the actions that people took to practice the beliefs of the social gospel