From the end of the nineteenth century to the 1970s,thousands of Native Americans and African Americans,as well as people deemed mentally retarded or criminal,were sterilized against their will.This phenomenon was an example of what?

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The forced sterilization of minority groups based on the idea of selective breeding to improve the genetic quality of the population is an example of eugenics. The practice was influenced by the social Darwinism movement and was widespread in the United States from the late 19th century until the mid-20th century. It was rooted in racist and ableist beliefs that certain groups were inferior and needed to be controlled or eliminated.

From the End of the Nineteenth Century to the 1970s,thousands