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guerrilla warfareThe Viet Cong successfully used this against Americans
Agent OrangeThis killed jungle plants, allowing U.S. forces to observe the enemy's location and movement
William Westmorelandcommander of U.S. forces in Vietnam
napalmjellied gasoline dropped from planes to wipe out Viet Cong bases
Tet offensiveraised doubts in America about U.S. involvement and turning point of the war
escalationmain U.S. military policy for Vietnam until replaced
CambodiaNixon expanded the fighting by bombing this nation
domino theoryif one nation falls to Communism, others will follow
Vietnamizationgradual withdrawal of U.S. forces while turning over the fight to the South Vietnamese