Advocates of Social Darwinism believed that
A) the government should use its power to tax to bring about a more equitable distribution of wealth.
B) the government should protect the weak in society by regulating industry.
C) wealth belongs to those most capable of creating it.
D) wealth carries no responsibilities except to get more of it.

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Advocates of Social Darwinism believed that wealth belonged to those most capable of creating it, as they believed in a survival-of-the-fittest model where those who were the strongest and most successful would thrive and pass on their success to future generations.

Advocates of Social Darwinism Believed That