Imperialists around the world used ideas of racial, national, and cultural superiority to justify imperialism. One of these ideas was Social Darwinism which was the belief that life consists of competitive struggles in which only the fittest survive. Social Darwinists felt that certain nations and races were superior to others and therefore destined to rule over inferior peoples and cultures. In an 1899 interview president McKinley explained "We could not give (the Philippines) back to Spain- that would be cowardly and dishonorable." instead he argued that the United States had no choice but to "take them all, and educate the Filipinos, and uplift and civilize...them.".
The best option regarding Spain's treatment of the native americans would be that "<span>C. they were treated poorly and forced to work for Spanish businesses," since the Spanish exploited both the Natives and their land. </span>
False, the Soviets defended the City of Stalingrad and destroyed the German 6th Army.
