Social Darwinism vs. Social Gospel
Which idea claimed that competition and “survival of the fittest” explained success in society?
Social Darwinism
Who founded the Tuskegee Institute and promoted vocational education?
Booker T. Washington
Which movement argued that Christians should address poverty and injustice through social reform?
The Social Gospel
Who demanded immediate civil rights and helped found the NAACP?
W.E.B. Du Bois
In one phrase, what did Social Darwinists often say government should do about poverty?
Little or nothing; avoid welfare and “interference.”
Washington’s “Atlanta Compromise” urged African Americans to focus first on what type of advancement?
Economic self-help and job skills
Give one reform goal commonly supported by Social Gospel advocates in the Progressive Era.
Child labor limits, safer workplaces, temperance, or aid to the poor.
Du Bois argued that leadership should come from the “Talented Tenth.” What did he mean?
Educated African Americans should lead uplift and reform.
A city proposes strict factory-safety rules; which viewpoint is more likely to support it, and why?
Social Gospel; government should protect workers and promote justice.
A new state law blocks Black citizens from voting; which leader would most likely call for immediate legal and political action?
W.E.B. Du Bois