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Eugenics programs often target racial minorities and people with disabilities. The idea behind this is to remove these people from the gene pool.

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What was Charles Darwin's perspective on eugenics and how did it influence the development of the theory of evolution?

Charles Darwin did not directly address eugenics in his work on evolution. However, some individuals later used his theory of natural selection to support eugenics, the idea of improving the human population through selective breeding. This interpretation of Darwin's work contributed to the development of eugenics as a concept in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.


What were the goals and policies of the American eugenics movement?

to get s**t done


How did Hitler use eugenics to kill the Jews?

eugenics, being a theory was used to justify the persecution of the Jews, the killing was debatably a natural outcome of the Nazis' political philosophy (which included eugenics). The very same theories were being used in the US to deny Jews (and others) entry into the US, but there it did not lead to mass murder, eugenics alone can not account for the killing of the Jews.


What role did Charles Darwin's theory of evolution play in the development and promotion of eugenics?

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, which proposed that species evolve through natural selection, influenced the development of eugenics by providing a scientific basis for the idea of improving the human race through selective breeding. Eugenicists believed that by controlling reproduction, they could enhance desirable traits and eliminate undesirable ones, leading to a "better" human population. This connection between Darwin's theory and eugenics contributed to the promotion of eugenics as a legitimate scientific concept in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.


What is the appearance of Jews that Hitler targeted?

It was their existence, not their appearance, that was targeted.

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Why were Russians targeted by the Nazi's?

According to the Nazi theories on eugenics the Slavs were a lower race.


What is the principal of eugenics?

the principal of eugenics are racism and abortion..


Is social Darwinism and eugenics similar?

In a sense they are compatible, but not necessary for one another. Social darwinism implies that the strong is society will thrive will the weak will die, while eugenics is putting that into practice.


Who developed a theory of eugenics in the late nineteenth century?

Francis Galton developed the theory of Eugenics


What are the type of eugenics?

There are two types: positive and negative. Positive eugenics involves advantaging people who have superior genes. Negative eugenics involves sterilizing people who have inferior genes.


What are types of eugenics?

There are two types: positive and negative. Positive eugenics involves advantaging people who have superior genes. Negative eugenics involves sterilizing people who have inferior genes.


When is eugenics consider morally?

Never


What has the author Max Reichler written?

Max Reichler has written: 'Jewish eugenics' -- subject(s): Eugenics, Criminals, Jews, Capital punishment


What has the author William Ernst Castle written?

William Ernst Castle has written: 'Genetics and eugenics' -- subject(s): Eugenics, Genetics, Hybridization


How did Sheldon Reed identify counseling in oppose to eugenics?

I am Sheldon Reed that answered this question, I identified geneitc counsleing in oppose to eugenics by joiajdlahedue


What do you mean by eugenics and euphenics?

eugenics is a term referring to the science of improving the racial question of humanity through selective breeding of superior types.


What is the name of someone who studies eugenics?

Eugenicists