Changes

Most of Social Darwinism’s appeal left it in the early part of the 20th century. There were a number of reasons for this including:

Most of Social Darwinism’s appeal left it in the early part of the 20th century. There were a number of reasons for this including:

* Mixed economies became more widely accepted, and often-violent philosophies such as [[socialism]], [[communism]], and [[anarchism]] were rising in popularity. [[Theodore Roosevelt]]'s [[progressivism]] and [[FDR|his cousin]]'s [[Keynesian economics]] co-opted these movements, ending the previous [[laissez-faire]] economy. Social Darwinists often promoted laissez-faire economics as a means of "weeding out" the unwanted of society.

* Mixed economies became more widely accepted, and often-violent philosophies such as [[socialism]], [[communism]], [[atheism]] and [[anarchism]] were rising in popularity. [[Theodore Roosevelt]]'s [[progressivism]] and [[FDR|his cousin]]'s [[Keynesian economics]] co-opted these movements, ending the previous [[laissez-faire]] economy. Social Darwinists often promoted laissez-faire economics as a means of "weeding out" the unwanted of society.

* It was seen as contributing to German militarism and [[Nazism]] during World War II.

* It was seen as contributing to German militarism and [[Nazism]] during World War II.

* Humanity came to be seen as socially more aware than animals.

* Humanity came to be seen as socially more aware than animals.