What Is The Role Of Social Darwinism In Germany

The main proposals put across by Social Darwinism is that people in a society – and societies themselves – must compete for survival. Also, that some individuals within species are more predominant than others due to their inherited characteristics and favourable traits.
Therefore, when these concepts progressed from the public view into European politics, it gave an all too easy motive for combatant nations to become aggressive. At the time which Social Darwinism became popular in politics, the nations of Europe were entangled in a colonial battle. Nations and political leaders believed the terms of this principle gave them justification to conquer inferior lands.
When mitigating colonialism, politicians such as the German Kaiser Wilhelm II alleged that it was their entitlement as large, wealthy, and ‘fit' nations to dominate the less ‘fit' races of their colonies.
Where Germany was concerned, Social Darwinism played a considerable role in their forgein policy as an up-coming power in Europe. In 1890, when the Kaiser forced PM Otto Von Bismarck to resign, his fairly cautious policy of Realpolitik resigned with him, leaving vacancy for the Social Darwinist induced Weltpolitik of the Kaiser. This world policy collided with all conservatism, Kaiser Wilhelm II and claimed that Germany should become a German Kaiser world power with
This claim fell right in alongside Social Darwinism. So to did Nietzsche's anti-Christian orthodox views. Although Social Darwinism did not advocate heathenism, it collided with the belief of Creationism and divine intervention, by evolution. Nietzsche was avidly influenced by Gobineau, and obviously held similar views with Social Darwinist principles of the ‘fit's' right to dominate the ‘weak'. Due to promotion of such ideas by Nietzsche, society began to believe the phrase that ‘might was right', which eventuated in