'''Project Paperclip''' was a joint U.S./[[Soviet Union|Soviet]] plan to rescue top German scientist from defeated Nazi Germany. Many of these scientists, such as Dr. [[Wernher von Braun]], went on to help with the American and Russian space programs.
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'''Project Paperclip''' was a joint U.S./[[Soviet Union|Soviet]] plan to rescue top German scientist from defeated Nazi Germany. Many of these scientists, such as Dr. [[Wernher von Braun]], went on to help with the American and Russian space programs. Many Americans felt that Nazi scientists, several of whom worked in [[concentration camp]]s, were rewarded with a new life in the United States.
==References==
==References==
House, Justin, et al. ''History of the World''. New York: Random House, 1977.
House, Justin, et al. ''History of the World''. New York: Random House, 1977.