What was the Vietnam War 1

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pull out, withdraw
what made the US government wait so long to pull its troops out
chętnie
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willingly
french government was not going to leave willingly
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poppy
opium comes from the poppy flowers
Kauczukowiec
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rubber tree
many lived on large plantations where they grew rubber trees
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to rule (the area)
the Chinese ruled the country for over the thousand years
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to regain the independence
the Vietnamese hated the Chinese and tried many times to regain their independence
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to abandon
they abandoned the hill to move on to a new battleground
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lasted
the Vietminh's war against French control lasted almost nine years
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tough
they were a tough enemy
wojna partyzancka
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guerilla warfare
they engaged in guerilla warfare
napad
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assault
the battle began with a surprise cannon assault from the Vietminh
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outnumber
długo oczekiwany
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long-awaited
the defeat at dien bien phu signaled the long-awaited departure of French from Vietnam
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either
South Vietnam was not a communist country but it was not a democracy like US, either
mimo że / chociaż
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although
although the last emperor was restored to the throne in South Vietnam, he had no interest in ruling
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overthrow
in 1960 a group of South Vietnamese army officers tried but failed to overthrow Diem
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enlighten
enlighten means to educate or make things clear
własność prywatna
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private property
there is no such thing as private property
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decent life
everyone had a job and could lead a decent life
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advisor
there were no US troops in Vietnam, only advisors
zagorzały komunista
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diehard communist
he was the diehard communist
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arrange for the loan
Kennedy arranged for the loan of US helicopters to the South Vietnamese army
wzrost / przyrost
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increase
Kennedy increased the number of military advisors
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whether
historians argue about whether, over time, JFK would have come to see that the US couldn't fix the situation in Vietnam
z biegiem/upływem czasu
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over time
historians argue about whether, over time, JFK would have come to see that the US couldn't fix the situation in Vietnam
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interfere with
United States shouldn't be interfering in the politics of that part of the world
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stalemate
it was still a stalemate
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exaggerate
they exagerrated the number of enemy troops that had been killed
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threat
there was always the threat of nuclear war
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seem
the US military seemed so much stronger than the Vietcong
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canopy of trees
Agent Orange was a chemical that destroyed the canopy of trees in the jungle
gęsta dżungla
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dense jungle
dense jungles made patrols slow and dangerous
nieutwardzone drogi
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unpaved roads
heavy rains, monsoons, soaked soldiers and turned unpaved roads into muddy rivers
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soak
heavy rains, monsoons, soaked soldiers and turned unpaved roads into muddy rivers
pułapka
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booby trap
booby traps could kill unlucky American soldiers who stepped on them
bagnet
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bayonet
plecak
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backpack
narzędzie do okopywania
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entrenching tool
kapelusz typu floopy
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floopy hat
kask korkowy
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cork helmet
wrak
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wreckage
in 1985 a team of researches discovered the wreckage of the Titanic
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encourage
it encourages people to start business
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rely on
the country doesn't rely on a communist economy

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