After viewing the film clip from The Gene, answer each of the questions below. A few sentences for
each (far less in some cases) should suffice.
1. According to the film clip, what question did Francis Galton ask himself? How did he propose to
accomplish his goal?
2. How did American eugenicists expand on Dalton’s ideas?
3. What genes did the Nazi party feel were inferior and ripe for elimination?
4. According to the pamphlet Human Sterilization Today, published by the Human Betterment
Foundation, what condition did patients display that were subjected to forced sterilization in
California?