The Roots of Nazi Eugenics: Racism in the United States!

When you think of the holocaust, the first thing that probably comes to mind is something along the lines of "Those goddamn Germans... WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?" But what a lot of people fail to realize is that the holocaust was not the result of a racist Germany all on it's lonesome, but at least in part a product of the "eugenics" movement which was present around the world. So what role did racism in the US play in the eugenics movement? The answer is "a pretty big one". Woops, our bad.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Eugenics Tree of SCIENCE!

While in truth eugenics really had no solid scientific backing, it appealed to many Americans because it was essentially scientific rationalization of racist views and prejudice. The above is an example of eugenics propaganda designed to emphasize the scientific element of eugenics that made it so appealing.

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UnknownFebruary 15, 2013 at 1:28 PM
This is really interesting! It definitely shows how Americans tried to rationalize and reason the reasons for the horrific racial discrimination. It also shows the dramatic impact of propaganda.

Samara Michaelson Period 5
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UnknownFebruary 15, 2013 at 1:34 PM
This is really cool! Scientific rationalization of racist views shows how committed some people were to this principle. It also shows the power of propaganda.

Period 5
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