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AP European History
Unit 7 – 19th Century Perspectives and Political Developments
Topic 7.4
What did many late-19th-century proponents of eugenics misinterpret from Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection?
They concluded that all species were bound to go extinct eventually.
They inferred that evolution contradicted every religious belief system.
They thought evolution supported spontaneous generation.
They wrongly believed that forcibly controlling human breeding could improve the species.
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AP European History - 7.4 Darwinism and Social Darwinism
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