Which major American manufacturer applied the ideas of Social Darwinism to the running of his plants and factories?

A) Andrew Carnegie

B) Henry Ford

C) Jay P. Morgan (don't think it's this one)

D) Henry Luce (don't think it's this one)

Social Darwinism is based on the claim that in social and cultural settings the fittest will survive through natural selection. The major American manufacturer who applied the ideas of social Darwinism to the running of his plants and factories was Andrew Carnegie. He also tried to soften the survival of the fittest philosophy by adding his own "rags to riches'' theory in his "Gospel of Wealth".

Answer: A) Andrew Carnegie