Eugenics

What does Eugenics argue

intelligent leaders and experts should manage human evolution having the fittest have children and preventing unfit people from passing down their genes

what was eugenics a part of

social darwanism

examples of unfit human traits

feeblemindedness

alcoholism

criminality

The Black Stork

fictional story of a baby who is unfit being denied care and left to die

consequences of eugenics

marriage consultation by eugenics experts

state-sponsored sterilization

what did eugenics provide support for

Jim Crow and segregation

limits on immigration

Spanish American War

war that displays America’s entrance into imperialism

Areas gained by Spanish American war

Guam

Philippines

Puerto Rico

The White Man’s burden

poem arguing imperialism was a civilizing duty

What does the white man’s burden connect with

social darwinism, eugenics, and the justification for imperialism