eugenics in the United States

practice within the United States in the 19th and 20th centuries of selection by race, class, or other criteria of which fetuses are conceived or born and which are not
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eugenics in the United States

Summary

eugenics in the United States is an aspect of history[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of aspect_of_history entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,629 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • eugenics in the United States was influenced by Francis Galton[3].
  • eugenics in the United States is in the country of United States[4].
  • eugenics in the United States's instance of is recorded as aspect of history[5].
  • eugenics in the United States's instance of is recorded as aspect in a geographic region[6].
  • eugenics in the United States's based on is recorded as biological determinism[7].
  • eugenics in the United States is a type of eugenics[8].
  • eugenics in the United States's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Eugenics in the United States[9].
  • eugenics in the United States's facet of is recorded as eugenics[10].
  • eugenics in the United States's facet of is recorded as Progressive Era[11].
  • eugenics in the United States's topic has template is recorded as Template:American Eugenics[12].
  • eugenics in the United States's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights[13].
  • eugenics in the United States's funder is recorded as Carnegie Institution for Science[14].
  • eugenics in the United States's funder is recorded as Rockefeller Foundation[15].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include aspect of history[5] and aspect in a geographic region[6]. eugenics in the United States is a type of eugenics[8].

Movements and Schools

eugenics in the United States was influenced by Francis Galton[3].

Why It Matters

eugenics in the United States ranks in the top 4% of aspect_of_history entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,629 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

It has been cited as an influence by Nazi eugenics[18], an eugenics[19], in German Reich[20].

FAQs

Who did eugenics in the United States influence?

eugenics in the United States has been cited as an influence by Nazi eugenics[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [18] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Influenced by
    Topic has template Template:American Eugenics
    Instance of aspect of history, aspect in a geographic region
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