[Verified Answer]: (1 point) 6. How did alcohol consumption work

(1 point) 6. How did alcohol consumption work in favor of the US eugenics movement? a. Eugenics advocated a social Darwinism that recognized alcohol as a tool that would eventually favor a genetically strong population through alcohol which would naturally deselect alcohol abusers and their offspring b. Alcohol consumption built up tolerance in the population thus making them more capable of resisting the deleterious effects of alcohol, therefore leading to a stronger and healthier population c. Eugenics considered alcohol as a way of aborting babies and thus purifying the race d. Alcohol provided calories that were very much needed during times of famine or draughts and therefore needed to be considered in order to favor the survival of the fittest e. Eugenics advocated for a healthier population and thus saw alcohol as a natural sedative to help women who were anxious during pregnancy to relax more thus resulting in better pregnancy outcomes