Question

How was Darwinism generally and eugenics specifiacalu used to impact america's immigration policies?

Answer 1

Answer:

The Social dwarnists supported laissez-faire racism and capitalism as they understood that the government should not meddle in the “Survival of the fittest” by helping the poor.

Explanation:

During the second Industrial Revolution, there were a massive number of immigrants immigrated to US. These immigrants were inferior racially and evolved less. So, Social Darwinism was used for justification as the adherents of imperialism believed that “it was the duty of white Americans to civilize the backwards or powerless people of the society may it be immigrants too”. While eugenic movement in the 19th and 20th centuries focused on improving the health and intelligence of humans by sterilizing each of them. So, the eugenic sterilization focused on women, minorities and immigrants.