THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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The United States was only concerned about countries in the western hemisphere falling to munism.
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The United States was opposed to any country in the world falling to communism.
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The United States ignored the rest of the world and focused on keeping communism out of its own borders.
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The United States attacked countries that were already communist in order to make them democracies.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The domino theory was one of the main arguments used in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations during the 1960s to justify increasing American military involvement in the Vietnam War.
Detailed explanation-2: -The domino theory was a Cold War policy that suggested a communist government in one nation would quickly lead to communist takeovers in neighboring states, each falling like a row of dominos.
Detailed explanation-3: -The US justified its military intervention in Vietnam by the domino theory, which stated that if one country fell under the influence of Communism, the surrounding countries would inevitably follow. The aim was to prevent Communist domination of South-East Asia.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: The domino theory profoundly impacted U.S. foreign policy. It was the underlying approach behind U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. The U.S. became involved in Vietnam because it was feared that if the whole of Vietnam became communist, other surrounding countries would follow suit.