GCU Darwinism and American Society

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Write a 500-750-word essay that discusses the role of Darwinism in America. Include in your essay an explanation of how Darwinism was used to classify some people as inferior and justify actions against them; how Social Darwinism and Eugenics shaped the immigrant experience in America; and why Fundamentalist Christians opposed Darwinism.

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DARWINISM AND THE AMERICAN SOCIETY
Darwinism in America
Before the theory of evolution by Charles Darwin's in his 1859 literature Origin of
Species, most Americans, including naturalists, believed in divine intervention to explain the
origin of mankind, the earth and everything in it (Helene, 2016). Darwin came with a new idea,
arguing that the explanation about the origin of all species cannot be based on extraordinary
powers, because he had evidence to prove that natural components influenced the whole process.
Most Americans widely accepted this new submission, and they were even eager for more
explanation about the theory. Botanists, zoologists, anthropologists and geologists all began
relating their knowledge about the existence of species to the thoughts of D...


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