What was the Vietnam War 2

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Domanda Risposta
mimo
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despite
despite what Westmoreland said
poza tym
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besides
besides being vice president, he had served in Congress as a powerful senator from Texas
towarzyszyć
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accompany
tv reporters risked their lives accompanying troops on missions
zasadzka
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ambush
they watched as troops fought in the middle of ambushes
uzyskanie odroczenia
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getting the deferment
this was called getting the deferment
oblać egzamin medyczny
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flunk the medical exam
other ways of getting the deferment were flunking the medical exam
ludzie zamożni / ludzie zamożni
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well-off people / wealthy people
most of the men with deferments were better educated and more well-off than those who were drafted
karta poborowa, wezwanie do wojska
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draft card
young men stood in front of the Pentagon gates and burned their draft cards
zaciągać sie
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enlist
men could enlist or wait to be drafted
pozostawać
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remain
the rest chose to remain in canada
ułaskawienie
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pardon
president Carter granted a pardon to all young men who had avoided the draft
udzielić, nadać
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grant
składać się
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consist
for years, the Vietnam War consisted mostly of thousands of skirmishes and small battles
potyczka
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skirmish
for years, the Vietnam War consisted mostly of thousands of skirmishes and small battles
dotrzeć, osiągać
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reach
soldiers at Khe Sanh were supposed to stop the flow of weapons and supplies on the trial from reaching the Vietcong in South Vietnam
zawieszenie walki
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suspension of combat
there was an informal suspension of combat during this holiday
zawierać
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contain
nieustający, niepohamowany
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relentless
artillery bombardment on both sides of the battle was relentless
przydomek, przezwisko
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nickname
prison nicknamed the Hanoi Hilton
wieża nadawcza
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broadcast tower
the cable from the station to its broadcast tower was cut
zawstydzić
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embarrass
the Tet Offensive had not only surprised the US military but embarassed it as well
skandal
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outrage
American were outraged and heartbopken by his death
Prokurator Generalny
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attorney general
Robert Kennedy had served as attorney general
wybuchły starcia
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clashes erupted
clashes erupted between protesters and the Chicago police outside the convention center
ambasada
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embassy
Vietnamese people crowd the US embassy in Saigon in hopes of leaving the city
pola ryżowe
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rice paddy fields
American soldiers trek across a rice paddy in Vietnam
skazany na dożywocie
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sentenced to life
Calley was sentenced to life
być posłusznym
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obey
this kind of act is now called crime in obedience, obeying an order that is immoral
wymyślić
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figure out
Nixon needed to figure out a new strategy of the war
niemniej jednak
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nevertheless
nevertheless the guardsmen began shooting at students
gaz łzawiący
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tear gas
they used tear gas
rozproszyć, rozsypać
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scatter
some protesters scattered
przekonać
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convince
this latest attack did convince the North Vietnamese to open talks again
znajdujący się na morzu
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offshore
he was told to transfer all American troops and South Vietnamese embassy workers to American warships waiting offshore
przyznać
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admit
he could not admit that the North Vietnamese had won
zostali obrażeni
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were insulted
Vietnam veterans were ignored or insulted
choroba serca
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heart disease
soldiers exposed to Agent Orange suffered from heart disease and different kinds of cancers
zespół stresu pourazowego (PTSD)
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post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
now it is known as PTSD
gorzki powrót do domu
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bitter homecoming
zbieranie pieniędzy
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raising money
Jan Scruggs spent the next two years raising the money
helikopter ewakuacji medycznej
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medevac helicopter
medical evacuation helicopter
uznanie
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recognition
in 1984, women who had served in Vietnam began asking for recognition, too.
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