When North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam under Ho Chi Minh, who planned to unify Vietnam , American government leaders feared the Domino Effect would occur. The Domino Effect is the fear that if one counter communist country falls to communism, then many other neighboring countries would follow one by one in a domino-like fashion. In South …show more content…
When they failed to find their target this resulted in the horrific slaughter of many civilians. According to History.com, “Frustrated by unanswered losses due to snipers and mines, the soldiers took out their anger on the villagers, indiscriminately shooting people as they ran from their huts and systematically rounding up the survivors, allegedly leading them to nearby ditch where they were executed.” When the public was made aware of this occurrence, it “sparked a wave of international outrage and led to a special investigation into the matter.” On September 5th 1968 William Calley was charged with the deaths of 106 Vietnamese