Eugenics is a form of scientific racism that promotes genetic purity in a society. In the early decades of the twentieth century, a eugenics movement emerged in the U.S. using which of these tactics to achieve their goals?

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The eugenics movement in the U.S. used forced sterilization laws on mentally incapacitated people and racial minority women to achieve their goals of genetic purity. These laws allowed the government to forcibly sterilize individuals who were deemed unfit to reproduce, leading to permanent infertility. This tactic was used to prevent the reproduction of people who were seen as genetically inferior or undesirable, promoting only the reproduction of those who were considered genetically superior.

Eugenics Is a Form of Scientific Racism That Promotes Genetic