How Britain and America Inspired Nazi Eugenics

After the defeat of the Nazis in 1945, the world was horrified to discover the terrible genocide perpetrated by fascism. But missing from much of our discussion of history is the role played by British and American eugenicists, from the late 19th century onwards, in fuelling ideas of racial superiority and ultimately inspiring the Nazi project to promote a ’master race’ at the expense of those deemed ’unfit’. Some of the very characters involved in the defeat of Hitler in fact played a key role in nurturing the seeds of his fascist ideology. 0:00 Intro 00:39 Origins of Eugenics 01:29 The Rise of Eugenics 02:20 A Famous Champion (Winston Churchill and Eugenics) 03:16 Eugenic Policy in the United States 05:31 Mein Kampf: Hitler and Eugenics 07:49 Opponents of Eugenics 09:07 Nazi Eugenics 10:42 Involuntary Euthanasia Programme ’Aktion T4’ 11:33 The Post-War Memory Lapse on Eugenics 🔔 Subscribe and hit the notification bell so you don’t miss future episodes! ☕ Support the channel by buying us a tea/coffee? 👨 Tea towels: UN Declaration of Human Rights: Help Spain (1936): COMMENTS are welcome! This is a new project for me, so let me know what you thought of the video in the comments below. I read every single one of them! 🚩 Radical Tea Towel is an online shop I set up with family members years ago. Feel free to browse for amazing Radical History themed gifts 🙂 🇬🇧 ​ 🇺🇸 ​ 🇨🇦 ​ Sign up for Radical History weekly emails (from Radical Tea Towel): 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 👪 Join the Radical History Facebook community: 📸 Instagram: ​​ 🐦 Twitter: ​​ 👍 Facebook: 📚 References: