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How did Darwin's theory of natural selection contribute to the rise of eugenics?

A. It helped wealthy industrialists justify their opulent lifestyles as the natural results of their talents.
B. It led urban elites to begin questioning the traditional, Christian interpretation of humanity's place in nature
C. It convinced some Americans that social progress depended upon preventing inferior people from breeding
D. It outraged Southern religious conservatories who viewed it as a materialistic attack on their values.

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Answer:

C

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Because it convinced Americans rather than the others

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