Social Darwinism was used to justify all of the following except "communism," since in fact communism sought in many ways to combat social darwinism, but ensuring that there were no class divisions within society, and the wealth was shared among all.
They created craft unions to present as a uniform effort and push for political support.
They opposed immiegration which was the source of labor for factories pushing craftsmen out of work.
They were not successful as factories created cheaper items at a faster rate than the craftsmen could. The country was growing economically under the factory system and owners of those industries gained political power.
