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Which of the following best explains how Social Darwinism influenced public policy in the Gilded Age?

A.It supplied a rationale for laissez-faire policies and resistance to regulation, welfare, and labor reform.
B.It led Congress to create a national welfare system.
C.It convinced states to raise taxes on corporations.
D.It had no effect outside university classrooms.

Explanation

Core Concept

If competition and inequality were natural, the argument ran, government aid would only coddle the unfit. Business interests used the idea to fight antitrust action, workplace regulation, and unions.

Correct Answer

AIt supplied a rationale for laissez-faire policies and resistance to regulation, welfare, and labor reform.

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