The Idea That the Human Race Can Be Improved by Controlling

question 39

Multiple Choice

The idea that the human race can be improved by controlling hereditary factors was a theory called

• A) euryoky.
• B) eustacy.
• C) euglenics.
• D) eugenics.

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Definitions:

Race for Colonization

The historical competition among European powers and later other countries to colonize and exert influence over territories, particularly in the 15th to 20th centuries.

European Imports

Goods and services brought into European countries from other parts of the world, often involving trade agreements and economic policies.

Northeast Indians

Indigenous peoples native to the northeastern part of North America, including tribes such as the Iroquois and Algonquin.

African Slavery

The forced bondage and labor of African people transported to various parts of the world, particularly the Americas, between the 16th and 19th centuries.