HIST-H 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Federal Trade Commission, Elkins Act, Eugenics
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Also understand their significances to events in this chapter. Associate them with major ideas, trends, or changes. Origin of species (charles darwin) (p. 604): introduced theory that populations evolve over generations through natural selection. Presented evidence that diversity arose by common descent through a branching pattern of evolution. (on the origin of species, wikipedia) Darwinism (not in book): theory of evolution; species change over time, adapt to their environment(s); natural selection- strong survive, weak die out. Social darwinism (p. 560): adapted by english social philosopher herbert spencer from charles. Darwin"s theory of evolution, this theory held that the laws of evolution applied to human life, that change or reform therefore took centuries, and that the fittest would succeed in business and social relationships. It promoted the ideas of competition and individualism, saw as futile any intervention of government into human affairs, and was used by influential members of the economic and social elite to oppose reform.
