Question

TRUE or FALSE: Cecil Rhodes believed in the idea of Social Darwinism and that the idea that the
British were the master race throughout the world.

Answer 1

Answer:

False

Explanation:

In his quote, Cecil Rhodes states his belief that Britons, or Anglo-Saxons, are the world's quintessential race, and argues that they, therefore, have a responsibility to dominate all others. This belief is an example of the theory of Social Darwinism, which applies the idea of the "survival of the fittest" to society and social change. Social Darwinism maintains the notion that the more successful races or peoples—in this case, obviously the Europeans—are fitter and therefore superior to others. These beliefs were frequently used to justify European imperialism in Africa.