Influence of Charles Darwin
- The Theory of " The Survival of the Fittest"
- Wrote a book called The Origin of Life, which explained that all species evolved overtime in competition to survive
- English Biologist that studied Evolution
- Darwin applied his theory exclusively to biological matters
Darwinism
- English philosopher, Herbert Spencer relied on these theories of evolution to explain differences between strong and weak
- Used evolution theories to compare the different races
- With the assumption that one race is better than the other it lead to racial prejudice
- Racial views in society were becoming more common