... the inside. Just above the rudder was the most important component of the Turtle; the explosive "torpedo." It was made of a 150 pound keg of gunpowder and a thirty minute timer that could not be set until the keg was released from the back of the Turtle. A line attached the device to an auger screw that would be drilled into the hull of the target vessel from underneath her. The screw would then released leaving the gunpowder charge attached to the ship. The ... their submarines were the only vessels that could leave the sanctuary of the German ports. Inexperience was the thorn in the s...

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... League of Nations. Since the League depended on the United States for a backing army, it found itself weak when the Senate declined a United States entry. Empty promises were made by all involved countries and no enforcement was set to keep them. The world looked good up until the Great Depression. Germany owed a lot of money to Britain and France who in turn owed a lot of money to the United ... States. Citizens in the United States were encouraged to loan money to Germany. If they lent money to Germany, Germany ... most brutal war, Vietnam definitely leads as the United States" bigge...

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