Which statement best describes the role of scientific racism in Nazi persecution?(1 point)

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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.
Scientific racism combined Social Darwinism and eugenics to exclusively attack Jewish peoples.

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.

Answer 1

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 accurately reflects how Nazi ideology utilized concepts of scientific racism, including Social Darwinism and eugenics, to legitimize their discriminatory practices and policies, particularly against Jews and other minority groups.