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Who were especially affected by the so-called race biology research in Sweden in the 1920s and 1930s?

In the exam (Swedish)

Vilka drabbades särskilt av den så kallade rasbiologiska forskningen i Sverige under 1920- och 1930-talen?

  1. aMinorities such as the Sami and the TornedaliansMinoriteter som samer och tornedalingarCorrect answer
  2. bEmigrants who came back from the USAUtvandrare som kom tillbaka från USA
  3. cThe nobility and the clergyAdeln och prästerna
  4. dFarmers in southern SwedenBönder i södra Sverige

Why?

The State Institute for Race Biology (Statens institut för rasbiologi), founded in 1922, measured and examined above all Sami and Tornedalians and described them as worth less. The same way of thinking also affected other minorities, such as Jews and Roma.

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