Social Darwinism is the combination of Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection and survival of the fittest of Herbert Spencer its purpose is to justify imperialism, racism, and laissez-faire. Herbert Spencer is one of the influenced people in America. Americans used Darwinism to make an expansion, western imperialism was above all a quest markets and raw materials. Business leaders, manufacturers, and the bitter rivalries of European powers. It is resulting in a widespread process of imperial expansion into Africa and Asia.