The cold war is over; the domino theory is now irrelevant.
the domino theory was the theory that once something happens, it leads to a certain series of events. in the cold war, the domino theory was the threat of the spread of communism throughout the world. once a country falls to communism, it was said that soon after, its neighbouring countries would also fall.
Vietnam was a domino in domino theory if communist expansion
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Very much so. In 1966, Menzies stated: "I subscribe to the domino theory ... because I believe it obvious ... that if the Vietnam War ends with some compromise that denies South Vietnam a real and protected independence, Laos and Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia will be vulnerable ... this domino theory ... has formidable reality to Australians who see the boundaries of aggressive communism coming closer and closer.'
Eisenhower apparently believed in the domino theory, at least to some extent. He took the first steps toward US involvement in Indochina.
Domino Theory.
The US was worried that if Vietnam fell to communism it would lead to a domino effect. It was believed that nearby countries would also become communist as a result.
The cold war is over; the domino theory is now irrelevant.
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He was a Kenysian economist, a Democrat/Liberal, and valued youth over experience. He believed in the domino theory and containment.
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A belief that one nation's fall to Communism would lead to others - Apex
He feared a communist takeover in Southeast Asia if the United States left Vietnam. He believed in the plausibility of the domino theory; that Communism would continue to spread if allowed to move unchecked throughout the world. His decided that it was less costly to escalate the war and get it over with. Unfortunately, he was wrong. Once the US was deeply into the war, he did not want to lose, knowing that it would weaken US prestige in the world and with the American people to give up without winning anything. He believed in the domino theory.