How was Darwin's scientific theory of evolution used to justify the United States' unfettered capitalistic system of the late nineteen century?Group of answer choicesPeople evolved to be more concerned about their personal economic conditions, so they needed to be able to complete freely in the marketplace to accumulate wealth.Since evolution occurred through adaptation to one's environment, people needed to prove that they could adjust to a modern economic system by participating in a capitalist society.Economic progress could be achieved in the modern world, but only through people's ruthless and violent competition, so a laissez-faire economic system was necessary.In order to differentiate themselves from animals lower on the evolutionary scale, people had to demonstrate the ability to generate wealth in an open economic system.

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