Operation Paperclip Quiz

What was the Aussenberg List?

• A collection of secret codes

• A list of Allied spies

• A roll call of Nazi Germany's top scientists

• A list of war criminals

Who approved Operation Paperclip?

• President Franklin D. Roosevelt

• President Dwight D. Eisenhower

• President Harry S. Truman

• President John F. Kennedy

What was the main goal of Operation Paperclip?

• To create a new intelligence agency

• To establish a new space program

• To recruit Nazi scientists for US technological advancement

• To prosecute Nazi war criminals

Which famous aerospace engineer was recruited through Operation Paperclip?

• Albert Einstein

• Robert Goddard

• Wernher von Braun

• Sergei Korolev

What was the public reaction when details of Operation Paperclip were revealed?

• A call for more transparency in government operations

• Indifference and acceptance

• Widespread protests

• Immediate legal actions against the scientists