The V-2 Rocket: Important And Impactful Invention By The German

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The creation of the V-2 rocket was a very important and impactful invention by the German. There have been many cultural and social factors related to the creation of this rocket seeing how it was built during World War 2. The creation of this rocket has also made a huge impact on the U.S. and their aerospace field.
The V-2 was created during World War by Wernher von Braun a member of the Nazi party. One social factor for building the rocket was to show the might of Germany and strike fear into the British as well as weakening their resolve. (Edwards, 2011) Another cultural factor that helped with the creation of the V-2 rocket regrettably was the fact that the Germans knew that it was dangerous so they used Jewish slave who they thought

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