Scientific racism was used to construct a theoretically superior Aryan race and to justify racism against other supposedly inferior races.

Scientific racism was used to construct a theoretically superior Aryan race and to justify racism against other supposedly inferior races.

Scientific racism combined Social Darwinism and eugenics to exclusively attack Jewish peoples.
Scientific racism combined Social Darwinism and eugenics to exclusively attack Jewish peoples.

Scientific racism proposed that the Aryans were an inferior race and the only way for Germans to advance was to destroy them.
Scientific racism proposed that the Aryans were an inferior race and the only way for Germans to advance was to destroy them.

Scientific racism was common at the time but was not a factor in Nazi persecution or their policies.
Scientific racism was common at the time but was not a factor in Nazi persecution or their policies.

This statement is false. Scientific racism played a significant role in Nazi ideology and policies, particularly in their justification for the persecution and genocide of Jewish people, as well as other minority groups. The Nazis believed in the superiority of the Aryan race and used pseudoscientific ideas to support their discriminatory beliefs and actions.