Because of the barbarism of the Nazi era, eugenics took on an ugly connotation, and many hoped that this field of study had been laid to rest, buried with the millions who died in its name.
Gara - gara era Nazi yang tak berperikemanusiaan ini, eugenika pun dikaitkan dengan sesuatu yang buruk, dan banyak orang berharap agar bidang ilmu ini ditiadakan, dikubur bersama jutaan orang yang mati karenanya.