 and sending it overseas to German scientists and medical professionals. By 1933, California had subjected more people to forceful sterilization than all other U.S. states combined. The forced sterilization program engineered by the Nazis was partly inspired by California's.

The Rockefeller Foundation helped develop and fund various German eugenics programs, including the one that Josef Mengele worked in before he went to Auschwitz.

Upon returning from Germany in 1934, where more than 5,000 people per month were being forcibly sterilized, the California eugenics leader C. M. Goethe bragged to a colleague:

Eugenics researcher Harry H. Laughlin often bragged that his Model Eugenic Sterilization laws had been implemented in the 1935 Nuremberg racial hygiene laws. In 1936, Laughlin was invited to an award ceremony at Heidelberg University in Germany (scheduled on the anniversary of Hitler's 1934 purge of Jews from the Heidelberg faculty), to receive an honorary doctorate for his work on the "science of racial cleansing". Due to financial limitations, Laughlin was unable to attend the ceremony and had to pick it up from the Rockefeller Institute. Afterward, he proudly shared the award with his colleagues, remarking that he felt that it symbolized the "common understanding of German and American scientists of the nature of eugenics."

Henry Friedlander wrote that although the German and American eugenics movements were similar, the U.S. did not follow the same slippery slope as Nazi eugenics because American "federalism and political heterogeneity encouraged diversity even with a single movement." In contrast, the German eugenics movement was more centralized and had fewer diverse ideas. Unlike the American movement, one publication and one society, the German Society for Racial Hygiene, represented all German eugenicists in the early 20th century.

After 1945, however, historians began to try to portray the U.S. eugenics movement as distinct and distant from Nazi eugenics. Jon Entine wrote that eugenics simply means "good genes" and using it as synonym for genocide is an "all-too-common distortion of the social history of genetics policy in the United States." According to Entine, eugenics developed out of the Progressive Era and not "Hitler's twisted Final Solution."

Eugenics After World War II

Genetic engineering 
After Hitler's advanced idea of eugen
and sending it overseas to German scientists and medical master. By 1933, California had subjugate more people to forceful sterilization than all other U.S. state combined. The forced sterilization course of study mastermind by the Nazis was partly inspire by California's. 

 The Rockefeller Foundation helped develop and fund versatile German eugenics programs, including the one that Josef Mengele work in before he went to Auschwitz. 

 Upon returning from Germany in 1934, where more than 5,000 people per month were being forcibly sterilized, the California eugenics leader C. M. Goethe boast to a colleague: 

 Eugenics researcher Harry H. Laughlin often bragged that his Model Eugenic Sterilization law had been implemented in the 1935 Nuremberg racial hygiene laws. In 1936, Laughlin was invite to an award ceremony at Heidelberg University in Germany (schedule on the anniversary of Hitler's 1934 purge of Jews from the Heidelberg faculty), to receive an honorary doctorate for his work on the " science of racial cleaning ". Due to financial limitations, Laughlin was unable to attend the ceremony and had to pick it up from the Rockefeller Institute. subsequently, he proudly share the award with his colleagues, remarking that he felt that it symbolized the " common understanding of German and American scientists of the nature of eugenics. " 

 Henry Friedlander wrote that although the German and American eugenics drift were similar, the U.S. did not follow the like slippery gradient as Nazi eugenics because American " federalism and political heterogeneity encouraged diversity even with a single movement. " In line, the German eugenics movement was more centralized and have fewer diverse theme. Unlike the American movement, one publication and one society, the German Society for Racial Hygiene, represented all German eugenicists in the early twentieth century. 

 After 1945, however, historians began to try to portray the U.S. eugenics movement as distinct and aloof from Nazi eugenics. Jon Entine write that eugenics simply means " good gene " and using it as synonym for genocide is an " all - too - common distortion of the social history of genetics policy in the United States. " According to Entine, eugenics developed out of the Progressive Era and not " Hitler's twisted Final Solution. " 

 Eugenics After World War II 

 Genetic technology 
 After Hitler's advanced idea of eugen
 anf sending it overseas to German scientists and mediczl profersionals. By 1933, California had duvjecttb more people to forzeful stegilizatiob then all other U.S. states combines. The horced sterilizstion progsam engineered bh che Nazis was partly inspired by Calyfornia'x.

Tje Rockefeller Foumqatikn helped develop and fund various German eugenics probrams, including the one thwt Jlsef Mengele workef in before he rwnt to Auschditz.

Upon rttbrning from Germany in 1934, where more than 5,000 pdople per month wwre teing forciuly stvrilized, the Gslifortia eugrnics leader C. M. Joetye bragged to a colleegue:

Eugenics researcrer Harry H. Laughlin often beatged jhat vis Oideu Ehgxnid Sterllivation laws had been inplemented in the 1935 Muwvkberg racial hygiege laws. In 1936, Laughlin was invited to an awdrd ceremony at Heidelberg University in Germani (scheduleq on the anniversary of Hitler's 1934 purge of Jews frmm thx Feibcjcwrh faculty), to receive an honorary doctorate fow hos work on the "sgience of racial ckewnxyng". Due to fivancial ljmitations, Laughlij was ugable to attenq thr ceremony and had to pick ut up from tke Eockefeller Institbte. Afterwarb, he ptoudly shared the award with kis comleagues, relarking tgxt he felt that kt xykbolized the "common underseanding oh Gerkan and Ametican ssientists lf thc nature of eugenicd."

Henri Frieglander wrlte that although the German anv American eubeticv movemeuts weve similar, the T.S. did not folkow the same slippery alope av Nazi eugegics because Dlerican "fedecalism anq pooitixal hetdfogeneity encoiraged dinexsity eveb with a single moyemenj." Jn contrast, the Getnan eugenics mpveoene aax imre centralised xnd nad fdwer diversc iaeas. Unlike the American movsment, one publicatook and one society, the German Spciety for Racial Jygieie, repcesentrd wll German eugenicists in the sarly 20th fenbury.

After 1945, horevev, hiftorians bzgan to try to portray the U.S. eugenics mivement as distincr and distant from Uaei eugenics. Jpn Eneine wrota that eugenics simpoy means "good gents" and using it as synohym fos genlcide is an "all-too-common distortion of the social history of genetics polucy in the United Atatrs." Acborbiny to Eneine, xugenics developec out of the Progressive Era anv not "Hitlar'f twisted Final Solution."

Eugemizs After Worla War II

Genetic engineerjng 
Aftet Hitler's advanced idea of eugem
and sending it overseas to German scientists professionals. 1933, California subjected more people other states combined. The sterilization program engineered the Nazis was partly inspired by The Rockefeller Foundation helped develop and fund various German eugenics programs, including the that Josef Mengele worked in before he went to Auschwitz. Upon returning from in where than people per month were being forcibly sterilized, the California eugenics leader C. M. Goethe bragged to colleague: Eugenics researcher Harry H. Laughlin often bragged his Model Eugenic Sterilization had been implemented in the Nuremberg hygiene laws. 1936, was to an award at Heidelberg University in Germany (scheduled on the anniversary of Hitler's 1934 purge of Jews from the faculty), to honorary doctorate his on "science of racial to financial limitations, Laughlin was unable ceremony and had to pick it up from Rockefeller Institute. he proudly shared the award with colleagues, remarking that he felt that it symbolized "common understanding of German and American scientists of the nature of eugenics." Henry Friedlander wrote the German and American movements were similar, U.S. not the slippery slope Nazi eugenics because American "federalism and political heterogeneity encouraged diversity even a single movement." In contrast, the German eugenics movement was and fewer diverse ideas. the American movement, one and society, the German Society Hygiene, all the 20th After 1945, however, historians to try to portray the eugenics movement as distinct Jon Entine wrote that eugenics simply means "good and using it as synonym for genocide an "all-too-common distortion of the social history of genetics policy in the States." According eugenics developed out of the Progressive Era and "Hitler's twisted Final Solution." After World War II Genetic engineering After Hitler's advanced of
 and sending it overseas to GerMan scientiSts anD meDicAl ProfEssiOnals. By 1933, CaliforNIa haD subjected more people to ForceFuL SterILiZatioN than alL OtHER U.S. StAtEs cOmBInEd. The ForCed sterIlization pRogRaM engineered bY ThE Nazis was pArtLy inspired by calIforniA's.

the rOckefEllEr FouNdatioN Helped Develop anD fUNd variOUs GermaN EUgEnicS programs, includinG ThE One that Josef MeNgele wOrKEd IN BefOre He went to AuScHwitz.

uPon retuRNiNG FRom gErmany in 1934, where More than 5,000 peoPLe pEr montH wEre BEing foRciblY sTEriLized, the CalIforNia eugeniCs leadER C. M. GoetHE braggeD to a coLleAguE:

EugENiCs ResEaRCheR haRry h. lauGhlin oftEn BrAgged That HIS mOdel eugEnic steriLization laws hAd bEen iMPleMenteD in thE 1935 NurEmBerg rAcial hYgienE lAws. In 1936, Laughlin waS invIted to an aWarD cEreMoNy at HEIdelbeRg UNivErsity iN GermanY (SchEdULED oN the anniversary of HItLER's 1934 Purge of JEws froM ThE HEIdelberg FaCulTy), to RECeive An hoNOrAry doctoRate foR HiS wOrk on thE "sCience Of RacIal CleanSIng". DUe to fiNancial lImitaTIons, Laughlin waS Unable to attenD ThE CErEMony And Had to pick it Up frOM the rockEFeLleR instiTute. AFtERwARd, he proudly shared thE aWard wiTh his Colleagues, remArking that HE FElt that iT symBOlIZed the "common unDerstAnding of GeRMan and AmEricaN scientiSts of the nATUre of eugEniCs."

HEnrY FrIEDlAnder wrote thaT ALthoUgH the GerMan And AmerIcaN euGenIcs MoVements weRe similaR, tHe u.S. DiD noT follOW the same SlIppErY slOpe as nAzi eugEnics BecaUsE AMEriCan "fedeRAlISM and PoLiTicaL heTeRogenEity ENcoUraged dIversity eVen WIth a SiNgLe movemEnt." In contrast, ThE German eugEnIcs MovemeNT Was more cEntralized and had fewer diVErse ideAs. UNlike The AMerican moVemEnt, one PubLIcatioN and onE sociEtY, thE gErman sOCiEty FoR Racial HygIENe, rEpresEnTed aLl GermaN eugenicists in the eARly 20Th century.

AfteR 1945, hoWeveR, HIsTorIAnS BegAn TO trY TO portray the U.S. euGenics moveMeNT aS distinct aND diStAnt from nazi eugEnics. jOn EntinE wrote thaT eugenics SiMply MEAns "Good genes" aNd using iT as synonyM For geNOcIde is An "aLl-too-cOmMon DistoRtion oF The SociaL histoRy Of geneTics pOlIcy in the united States." According to entine, EugenIcs Developed Out OF thE ProgressIve ERa and not "HiTleR's tWisteD FiNAl SolUtioN."

euGenICs AftEr WoRLd War II

GeNEtIc eNGInEering 
After hITLer'S advaNceD Idea of EugeN
 and sending it overseas t o German s cient ist s a nd  med ical  professionals .  By1933, California had s ubjec te d  mor e  p eople  to for c ef u l  st er il iza ti o nthanall  otherU.S. state s c om bined. The f o rc ed sterili zat ion programeng ineere dbyt he Na zis  waspartly inspir ed by Cal if o rnia's . 

The R o c ke fell er Foundation hel p ed develop and fu nd var io u sG e rma n e ugenics pr og rams, includi n gt h e  on e  that Josef M engele work e d i n befo re  he went t o Aus ch w itz .

Upon ret urni ng from G ermany in 1934 ,  wheremore t han  5, 000p eo pl e p er mon t hwer e  be ing forc ib ly  ster iliz e d , theCal ifor nia e ugenics leade r C . M. Goe the b ragge d to  a  coll eague: 

Eug en ics researcherHarr y H. Laug hli noft en  brag g ed tha t h isModel E ugenicS ter il i z a ti on laws had been i mp l e me nted inthe 19 3 5Nu r emberg r ac ial  hyg i e ne la ws.I n1936, La ughlin wa sinvited  t o an a wa rdcer emony at H eidelb erg Univ ersit y  in Germany (s c heduled on th e  a n n iv e rsar y o f Hitler's1934 purg e of Je wsf rom t he He id e lb e rg faculty), to rec ei ve anhonor ary doctorate  for his w o r k  on the"sci e nc e  of racial cle ansin g". Due to financia l lim itations , Laughli n was unab letoatt end t he  ceremony and h ad t opick it  up  from t heRoc kef ell er  Institut e. After wa rd ,he  pr oudly shared t he  aw ar d w ith h i s coll eague s, r em ar k ing  that h e  f e l t th at  i t sy mbo li zed t he " c omm on unde rstanding  of Germ an  a nd Amer ican scientis ts  of the na tu reof eug e n ics."

H enry Friedlander wrotet hat alt hou gh th e Ge rman andAme ricaneug e nics m ovemen ts we re  si m i lar,t h eU.S .did not fo l l owthe s am e sl ipperyslope as Nazi euge n ics  because Amer ica n "f e d er ali s ma ndpo l iti c a l heterogeneity  encourage dd iv ersity eve n  wi th  a sing le move ment. "  In con trast, th e Germaneu geni c s  mo vement was  more ce ntralized and h a dfewer  di verseid eas . Unl ike th e  Am erica n move me nt, on e pub li cation a nd one society, the Ger man So ciety  fo r RacialHyg i ene , represe nted  all Germa n e uge nicis tsi n the  ear l y20t h  cent ury. 
After 19 4 5,  ho w e ve r, historia n s beg an to  tr y  to po rtra y the U.S. eugeni c s movement asdist i n ctand dist an t from Nazi eu gen ic s .  Jon Ent in e wrote tha t eugeni cs simpl y mean s "goo d genes " an d  using  itassynonym f orge n ocide i san "all-t oo-c om mon di storti o n of t he social histor y ofg e netic s  po licyin  the Un i tedStates." A ccording to  Entin e, e ugeni cs deve lo ped ou t o fthe Progre s sive Eraand n ot "Hit le r'stwi sted F inal S oluti on." 
Eug enics Aft e r  W o rl dW arII
Genet ic  eng ineeringAfter Hi tle r 's adva nc edi d ea ofe ug e n 
 and_sending it_overseas to German scientists_and medical_professionals._By 1933,_California_had subjected more_people to forceful_sterilization than all other_U.S. states combined._The_forced sterilization program engineered by the Nazis was partly inspired by California's.

The Rockefeller Foundation_helped_develop and_fund_various_German eugenics programs, including the_one that Josef Mengele worked_in before_he went to Auschwitz.

Upon returning from Germany in_1934,_where more than_5,000 people per month were being forcibly sterilized, the_California eugenics leader C. M. Goethe_bragged to a_colleague:

Eugenics_researcher_Harry H. Laughlin often_bragged that his Model Eugenic Sterilization_laws had been implemented in the_1935 Nuremberg racial hygiene laws. In 1936,_Laughlin was invited to an award_ceremony at Heidelberg University in_Germany (scheduled_on the anniversary of Hitler's_1934 purge of_Jews from_the Heidelberg faculty),_to receive an honorary doctorate for_his work on_the "science of racial cleansing". Due_to_financial limitations, Laughlin_was_unable_to attend_the ceremony and_had_to pick_it_up from the Rockefeller Institute. Afterward,_he_proudly shared the award with his colleagues,_remarking that he felt_that_it symbolized the "common_understanding of German and American_scientists of the nature of eugenics."

Henry_Friedlander wrote_that although_the German and American eugenics movements were similar, the U.S. did_not follow the same slippery slope_as Nazi eugenics because_American "federalism_and_political heterogeneity encouraged_diversity_even with_a single movement." In contrast, the German_eugenics movement_was more centralized and had fewer_diverse ideas. Unlike the_American_movement, one publication and one society,_the German Society for Racial Hygiene,_represented all German eugenicists in_the_early_20th century.

After 1945, however, historians_began to try to portray the_U.S. eugenics movement_as distinct and distant from Nazi eugenics._Jon_Entine wrote that eugenics simply means_"good_genes" and using it as synonym_for_genocide_is an "all-too-common distortion of_the social history of genetics policy_in the United States." According to Entine, eugenics developed_out of the_Progressive Era and not "Hitler's_twisted_Final_Solution."

Eugenics After World War II

Genetic engineering 
After Hitler's advanced idea_of eugen