THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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the expansion of communism across Southeast Asia
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the inclusion of Taiwan in the Warsaw Pact
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the loss of UN military bases in Asia
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the rise of China as a dominant economic power
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Detailed explanation-1: -After Eisenhower’s speech, the phrase “domino theory” began to be used as a shorthand expression of the strategic importance of South Vietnam to the United States, as well as the need to contain the spread of communism throughout the world.
Detailed explanation-2: -The domino theory-the belief that if one nation in an unstable region fell to Communism, others might follow-influenced American foreign policy between the 1950s and the 1980s. American military advisors were sent to South Vietnam in 1955.
Detailed explanation-3: -The escalating US involvement in Southeast Asia was driven by the logic of the domino theory, which contended that the falling of one country to communism would result in other surrounding countries succumbing to communism, much as one toppled domino will take down others in a row.
Detailed explanation-4: -The domino theory basically stated if one new countrywent communist in Asia then it would begin a chain reaction that would cause several more Southeast Asian countries becoming communist.