The Decline of the Eugenics Movement in the U

question 20

Multiple Choice

The decline of the eugenics movement in the U.S. in the early 20th century resulted from ____.

• A) its misuse for social and political purposes by the Nazis
• B) the lack of knowledge of the cell theory
• C) the lack of understanding of natural selection
• D) the idea that most human traits are controlled by single genes
• E) all of these

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