Which of the following best describes thomas hobbes's view of human nature?

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Humans are naturally cruel and must be controlled by an absolute and powerful leader.

Thomas Hobbes (1588 – 1679) described his doctrine of the foundation of states and legitimate authorities in the book Leviathan. Hobbes claimed the need for a strong central authority to avoid the evil human nature and civil war. Hobbes postulates are the base of social contract theory.

indigenous people north and south were displaced, died of disease, and were killed by europeans through slavery, rxpe, and war. in 1491, about 145 million people lived in the western hemisphere. by 1691, the population of indigenous americans had declined by 90-95 percent, or by around 130 million people."

the british won and the germans couldn't invade great brit