Eugenics

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 * ===The North Carolina General Assembly was a leader of eugenics in the United States (Eugenic s 1). ===


 * Eugenics originated in England in the 1800s. The term eugenics means “well-born” and was named by Sir Francis Galton (Social 1).


 * By 1941, 33 states had made policies in support of eugenics. Americans were scared that minorities were going to take their power (Look 1).


 * America accepted eugenics when the steady stream of immigrants began to come in from Europe because of economic hard times during the 1880s (Look 1).


 * Traits in the 1920s that were considered to be bad heredity, were attempted to be wiped out by the use of eugenics (Some 1).

=== The picture to the right is of the "perfect baby." A child who exhibited all the desirable traits (Some 1). ===

 By Sara Margolis
 * Eugenics grew in popularity in the 1930s and as the economy crashed eugenics was used to blame the immigrants for the problem (Social 2).
 * In the 1920s eugenics was estabished as a respected and accepted science. It was taught in the textbook John T. Scopes used to teach evolution (Some 1).