Question

Imperialism-Colonization Unit Test 3 of 323 of 32 Items Question Which of the following is an example of scientific racism used during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries?(1 point) Responses altering the religious beliefs of colonial subjects by sending Christian missionaries altering the religious beliefs of colonial subjects by sending Christian missionaries 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 encouraging colonized peoples to dress in Western fashions encouraging colonized peoples to dress in Western fashions forcing colonized peoples to speak colonial languages such as English

Answer 1

The best answer to the question regarding an 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 response reflects the ideas of scientific racism that emerged during that period, which often relied on pseudoscientific claims about physical characteristics and intelligence linked to race, particularly favoring those with European traits.