"While the law (of competition] may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best
for the race, because it insures the survival
of the fittest in every department. We accept
and welcome, therefore, as conditions to
which we must accommodate ourselves,
great inequality of environment, the
concentration of business, industrial and
commercial, in the hands of the few, and the
law of competition between these, as being
not only beneficial, but essential for the
future progress of the race."
Source: Wealth and its Uses
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8. Which of the following would have supported
the quote above (SSUS11b)
A. Union leaders such as Samuel Gompers
and Eugen V. Debs
B. Business owners such as Andrew
Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller
C. Presidents such as Abraham Lincoln and
Andrew Johnson
D. Progressives such as Ida Tarbell and
Upton Sinclair

What phrase of the passage-"While the law [of competition] may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it insures the survival of the fittest in every department. We accept and welcome, therefore, as conditions to which we must accommodate ourselves, great inequality of environment, the concentration of business, industrial and commercial, in the hands of a few, and the law of competition between these' as being not only beneficial, but essential for the future progress of the race"-best indicates Andrew Carnegie's belief in social Darwinism?

"it insures the survival of the fittest in every department"

Explanation:

nothing certain is known about what happened, but it seems that the country declined gradually, perhaps due to bad government, or, more likely, due to a series of bad harvests, which resulted in widespread and recurrent famine.

i believe the answer is d.