Eugenics, the scientific study of improving genetic qualities in humans, is typically regarded negatively because associated with the forced sterilization of persons regarded as sub-human. What is often forgotten is that even before the Nazis practiced eugenics in the concentration camps, the United States and Canada engaged in it as well. The following short documentary discusses how eugenics became an accepted way of controlling population growth in the United States in the 1920s and 1930s.<\/p>\n