The Eugenics movement advocated which idea?

The Eugenics movement advocated which idea?

• A. Grading races by genetics and sterilizing the undesirable
• B. Embracing immigration without limits
• C. Purely religious reform
• D. Abolishing all forms of government control

Answer: (A)

The main concept being tested is that the Eugenics movement aimed to improve the human population by regulating reproduction based on heredity. Eugenic thinkers argued that traits were inherited and that society should encourage reproduction among those with desirable traits while restricting or preventing reproduction by those deemed unfit. This produced policies in the Progressive Era such as sterilization laws and debates over immigration restrictions designed to keep out people considered genetically inferior. Because it directly links ranking of people by supposed genetic traits with coercive measures to prevent certain groups from reproducing, the description of grading races by genetics and sterilizing the undesirable best captures what the movement advocated. It isn’t about unlimited immigration, it isn’t purely religious reform, and it isn’t about dismantling government control; it’s about using state power to shape the gene pool through selective reproduction.

The main concept being tested is that the Eugenics movement aimed to improve the human population by regulating reproduction based on heredity. Eugenic thinkers argued that traits were inherited and that society should encourage reproduction among those with desirable traits while restricting or preventing reproduction by those deemed unfit. This produced policies in the Progressive Era such as sterilization laws and debates over immigration restrictions designed to keep out people considered genetically inferior. Because it directly links ranking of people by supposed genetic traits with coercive measures to prevent certain groups from reproducing, the description of grading races by genetics and sterilizing the undesirable best captures what the movement advocated. It isn’t about unlimited immigration, it isn’t purely religious reform, and it isn’t about dismantling government control; it’s about using state power to shape the gene pool through selective reproduction.