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

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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

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

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 from the options provided is:

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

This reflects the pseudoscientific beliefs that were prevalent during that time, which often categorized people based on physical characteristics and falsely claimed that those with European features were superior.