In the early twentieth century,eugenics
A) was exposed by a federal commission as a fraudulent science.
B) asserted that the root of many urban problems was overcrowded cities.
C) aimed to subvert and oppose the rising tide of nativism.
D) supported the restriction of immigration by nationality.
E) contended that inequalities between humans were rooted in education.

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Eugenics supported the restriction of immigration by nationality, as it believed that certain races were inferior and that immigration from these races would lead to a decline in the genetic quality of the American population. This led to the passage of immigration laws that favored immigration from Northern and Western Europe, while excluding or limiting immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe, as well as Asia.

In the Early Twentieth Century,eugenics