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Question 8 • MA-US History II CR

Which best describes the eugenics movement in the early 1900s?

Answer
A
It helped pass laws forbidding people with disabilities from being confined.
B
It fought against laws allowing the sterilization of people with disabilities.
C
It fought against laws allowing people with disabilities to be confined.
D
It helped pass laws allowing the sterilization of people with disabilities.

Explanation

The eugenics movement promoted the idea that society could be improved by controlling who had children. In the early 1900s, its supporters helped pass laws permitting the forced sterilization of people with disabilities and others they considered “unfit.” Therefore, the best description is that it helped pass laws allowing the sterilization of people with disabilities.

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