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The Domino TheoryThe fear that communism spreading into Indochina, was based around the domino theory. The domino theory is the idea that after Korea the rest of the countries would fall like dominoes. And as the Communism was expected to spread it would get all the way to the US. This is why Kennedy and LBJ were so intent on stopping the spread in Vietnam
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Ngo Diem
Ngo Diem was the Leader of South Vietnam. He said that was his personal goal to destroy all Communists, but there was a slight problem with this he couldn't tell the difference between Communist and not. He was considered a completely incompetent leader. He was assassinated by the CIA without Kennedy's go ahead. Kennedy just said to stage a coup not execute him and so he was furious.
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