AP European History Flashcards: Darwinism Social Darwinism

Study Darwinism Social Darwinism in AP European History with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

What is the relationship between variation and natural selection?

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ANSWER

Variation provides material for selection. Without variation, natural selection would have no differences to act upon.

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This deck focuses on Darwinism Social Darwinism, giving you a quick way to review the definitions, rules, and examples that matter most for AP European History.

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In a 1895 British magazine essay, an author claims: "Competition among nations is nature's law; the strongest deserve to rule weaker peoples, and charity merely preserves the unfit." Based on this embedded excerpt, the author is most clearly drawing on which idea associated with Social Darwinism?

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