Other than the nations that were swallowed up by the steam-rolling Soviet war machine during their advance thru Europe and Asia against the Axis powers in 1945; and the Red Chinese revolution of 1949; and possibly some covert third world nations (Cuba, Laos, etc.) that were not strategically important enough for the US to go to war over...the US sponsored REPUBLIC of South Vietnam was the only one.
Cuba was the first Caribbean country to move to communism.
It had to do with the Domino Effect - when one country fell to communism, all the surrounding countries would also fall.
It was known as the "Domino Theory".
Domino Effect
When the Soviet Union fell in 1991 and communism was defeated, Boris Yeltsin attempted to adopt capitalism and westernization (democracy) but the transition has not been successful because communism is still threaded throughout the country.
Cuba was the first Caribbean country to move to communism.
China
China
It was called the "Domino Theory".
It had to do with the Domino Effect - when one country fell to communism, all the surrounding countries would also fall.
North KoreaPoland
that if one country fell to communism, the countries around it would fall too
The 1917 October Revolution in Russia was the first time that Communism came into power.
It was known as the "Domino Theory".
Domino Effect
Domino Effect
Because of the Domino theory. The USA thought that if one country fell to Communism, all the nearby countries would do likewise.