Question
Which statement best describes the role of scientific racism in Nazi persecution?(1 point)
Responses
Scientific racism proposed that the Aryans were an inferior race and the only way for Germans to advance was to destroy them.
Scientific racism proposed that the Aryans were an inferior race and the only way for Germans to advance was to destroy them.
Scientific racism was used to construct a theoretically superior Aryan race and to justify racism against other supposedly inferior races.
Scientific racism was used to construct a theoretically superior Aryan race and to justify racism against other supposedly inferior races.
Scientific racism was common at the time but was not a factor in Nazi persecution or their policies.
Scientific racism was common at the time but was not a factor in Nazi persecution or their policies.
Scientific racism combined Social Darwinism and eugenics to exclusively attack Jewish peoples.
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GPT-4o mini
The statement that best describes the role of scientific racism in Nazi persecution is:
**"Scientific racism was used to construct a theoretically superior Aryan race and to justify racism against other supposedly inferior races."**
This statement accurately reflects how the Nazis utilized the concept of scientific racism to promote the idea of Aryan superiority while denigrating other ethnic groups, particularly Jews, Roma, and Slavs, as inferior. This pseudo-scientific ideology was a significant factor in the persecution and horrific policies implemented by the Nazis.
**"Scientific racism was used to construct a theoretically superior Aryan race and to justify racism against other supposedly inferior races."**
This statement accurately reflects how the Nazis utilized the concept of scientific racism to promote the idea of Aryan superiority while denigrating other ethnic groups, particularly Jews, Roma, and Slavs, as inferior. This pseudo-scientific ideology was a significant factor in the persecution and horrific policies implemented by the Nazis.