why did it happen
what timeframe did this start
1920's
what race was mainly sterilized
blacks
what race were most of the leaders
white
what other country followed this method
germany
what neurological disease was considered unfit
down syndrome
what other leader used eugenics
Hitler
why did the people of higher power agree to this
scientific racism
how did they determine they were unfit
they didn't. they just chose people who were a different color, shape, or mentality than them
what state was the second most affected
California
which person used it in a speech
Plato
What counted as a disability during the movement
being fat
What major scientist explained this ideology
Purcell
what original text was quoted in some of the statements used for eugenics
the bible
which state was the most affected by this theory
Virginia
what one leader enforced it in America
Victoria Woodhull