Question

Which of the following is an example of scientific racism used during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries?(1 point)
Responses

encouraging colonized peoples to dress in Western fashions
encouraging colonized peoples to dress in Western fashions

altering the religious beliefs of colonial subjects by sending Christian missionaries
altering the religious beliefs of colonial subjects by sending Christian missionaries

forcing colonized peoples to speak colonial languages such as English
forcing colonized peoples to speak colonial languages such as English

identification of a superior ethnic group in Africa because they have more European features

Answer 1

The example of scientific racism used during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries is:

**identification of a superior ethnic group in Africa because they have more European features.**

This reflects the pseudoscientific beliefs that ranked different races based on perceived physical and social characteristics, often placing those with European features at a higher status.