USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

THE COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
If one country fell under communist influence or control, its neighboring countries would soon follow. What theory is this?
A
Big Bang Theory
B
Communist Theory
C
Domino Theory
D
Red Theory
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -domino theory, also called domino effect, theory adopted in U.S. foreign policy after World War II according to which the “fall” of a noncommunist state to communism would precipitate the fall of noncommunist governments in neighbouring states. The theory was first proposed by Pres.

Detailed explanation-3: -It purports that all accidents, whether in a residence or a workplace environment, are the result of a chain of events.

Detailed explanation-4: -American foreign policy after World War II was based on the goal of containing Communism and the assumptions of the so-called “domino theory"-if one country fell to Communism, the surrounding countries would fall, like dominoes.

Detailed explanation-5: -The argument insisted on the necessity for the United States to fight and win in Vietnam, for if South Vietnam fell to the communists and turned communist, then this would set in motion the tumbling of other states in the region-like falling dominoes; as Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Burma would turn communist as well.

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