How did "Social Darwinism" & "'Scientific' Racism" support imperial nations in the 19th century?

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There was scientific evidence that the color of your skin determined your intelligence.

It proposed the idea that certain 'races' of humans were superior, and as a result, was natural for imperial nations to conquer other races of humans.

Latin American, African, and Asian populations needed stronger, foreign governments to dictate their governments.

It is true that humans are like many wild animals in that only the strong survive.

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It proposed the idea that certain 'races' of humans were superior, and as a result, was natural for imperial nations to conquer other races of humans.

Social Darwinism and 'scientific' racism were used to justify imperialism by suggesting that the domination of so-called "inferior" races by "superior" ones was a natural and beneficial process. This ideology portrayed imperial expansion as a righteous and inevitable outcome of natural selection, legitimizing the subjugation and exploitation of non-European peoples by European powers during the 19th century.