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How was Germany affected by social darwinism and the eugenics movement​

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How did Social Darwinism impact Germany?

Nazi Germany

Hitler adopted the social Darwinist take on survival of the fittest. He believed the German master race had grown weak due to the influence of non-Aryans in Germany. To Hitler, survival of the German “Aryan” race depended on its ability to maintain the purity of its gene pool.

How did Social Darwinism affect eugenics?

Social Darwinism and Eugenics

Both social Darwinists and eugenicists proposed eugenic solutions in dealing with the “unfit” and the “unworthy”. Both called for involuntary

sterilization and segregation of the mentally ill, the feebleminded, the poor an immigrants.

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