By: Robert Jackson

Eugenics The science of improving a human population by:  controlled breeding to increase the occurrence of desirable characteristics.

Eugenics in America By 1925, the U.S. allowed the sterilization of the  Criminally insane  Socially inadequate  Mentally ill  Epileptics

Spread of Eugenics to Germany Many German doctors started to study eugenics Eugenics in the U.S. received much attention from Germany  Very shortly after, they had wanted to create a National Euthanasia program.  In addition to euthanasia, German doctors had wanted to sterilize many people  This includes many of Germany’s doctors and nurses

Sterilization  Law passed in 1933 making sterilization legal in Germany  In one year, Germany sterilized more people with mental illnesses than the U.S. in decades

Euthanasia  In 1939, the National Euthanasia program was founded  It was continued until 1941  More than 70,000 German citizens were killed  Many German doctors had continued to euthanize their patients after 1941

The Perfect Race The Perfect Race is  Blonde hair  Blue eyes  Christian (not Catholic)  White

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