1. Social Darwinism vs. Social Gospel
The Progressive Movement During the
American Industrial Revolution
Includes lecture-notes template & fun review activity!

2. PAIR-SHARE
During the Industrial Revolution many people had ideas on how to improve society.
Who’s job do you think is it to help the poor and fix the problems in society (ie government, churches, people themselves)?
Explain your answer.

3. CA Standard
Analyze the similarities and differences between the ideologies of Social Darwinism and Social Gospel (e.g., using biographies of William Graham Sumner, Billy Sunday, Dwight L. Moody).

4. Objective
Students will be able to analyze the similarities and differences between the ideologies of Social Darwinism and Social Gospel by completing a graphic organizer and reflective journal.

5. Essential Vocabulary Ideology: An organized collection of ideas.
Social Reform: Changes in society for the better
Natural Selection: Process that living things survive due to their favorable traits

6. Take notes on this graphic organizer;

7. Social Darwinism
Definition:
An application of the theory of natural selection to social, political, and economic issues.
"the strong survive"

8. Social Darwinism Where was it used?
The theory was used from the late 19th century to support laissez-faire capitalism and political conservatism.
During the age of New Imperialism, this theory justified the exploitation of "lesser breeds without the law" by "superior races”.
Nazism and Fascism used to justify extreme nationalism

9. Social Darwinism
What did people who believed in this theory want?
To promote laissez-faire capitalism (no government regulations)
To justify extreme nationalism (jingoism)

10. Social Gospel Definition:
The movement applied Christian ethics to social problems, especially issues of social justice such as excessive wealth, poverty, alcoholism, crime, racial tensions, slums, bad hygiene, child labor, inadequate labor unions, poor schools, and the danger of war.
(ie. YMCA, Salvation Army)

11. Social Gospel
Where was it used?
In the United States prior to World War I, the Social Gospel was the religious wing of the progressive movement which had the aim of combating injustice, suffering and poverty in society.

12. Social Gospel What did people who believed in this theory want?
The Presbyterians described its goals in 1910 by proclaiming:
The great ends of the church are the proclamation of the gospel for the salvation of humankind; the shelter, nurture, and spiritual fellowship of the children of God; the maintenance of divine worship; the preservation of truth; the promotion of social righteousness; and the exhibition of the Kingdom of Heaven to the world.

13. Activity: Social Darwin or Social Gospel?
A few students in the class will be assigned to read an autobiography about a specific progressive reformer.
As you listen to the autobiographies, try to figure out if they believe in the ideology of Social Gospel or Social Darwinism.

14. William Graham Sumner
Social Darwinist

15. William Sunday
Social Gospel

16. Washington Gladden
Social Gospel

17. H.G. Wells
Social Darwin

18. Dwight L. Moody
Social Gospel

19. Social Darwin Herbert Spencer
Coined the phrase “survival of the fittest”

20. Jane Addams
Social Gospel

21. Wrap-Up
Pair-Share
What are the similarities and differences between the ideologies of Social Darwinism and Social Gospel

22. Review Activity Reflective Journal
Today I learned about _____________________________________________________________________
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The first thing we learned was _____________________________________________________________________
Then we learned _____________________________________________________________________
This is important because _____________________________________________________________________
I predict what will happen in history next is _____________________________________________________________________
Some questions I still have are