Question

Which of the following is an example of scientific racism used during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries?(1 point)
1.identification of a superior ethnic group in Africa because they have more European features identification of a superior ethnic group in Africa because they have more European features
2.altering the religious beliefs of colonial subjects by sending Christian missionaries altering the religious beliefs of colonial subjects by sending Christian missionaries
3. forcing colonized peoples to speak colonial languages such as English forcing colonized peoples to speak colonial languages such as English
4.encouraging colonized peoples to dress in Western fashions

Answer 1

The example that best aligns with scientific racism used during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries is:

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

This reflects the racial theories that were prevalent during that time, which often classified individuals based on perceived physical characteristics and promoted the idea of European superiority.