In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Social Darwinists viewed life as a competition, in which the strong would rise and the weak would fall. In your view, what effect did support of this view have on the United States in the years between the Civil War and World War I? In what important ways did this idea shape the direction of the nation?

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Social Darwinists viewed life as a competition, in which the strong would rise and the weak would fall. In your view, what effect did support of this view have on the United States in the years between the Civil War and World War I? In what important ways did this idea shape the direction of the nation?