USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

THE VIETNAM WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What idea stated that “If Vietnam fell to communism, the rest of Southeast Asia would follow”?
A
Containment
B
Prevention Theory
C
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
D
Domino 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: -The Domino Theory 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-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Eisenhower’s “domino theory, ” the idea that if one country in Southeast Asia fell to the communists, the entire region would fall, and the ripple effects would be felt throughout the Asia-Pacific world, informed not only his thinking about U.S. relations with the region but the policymaking of his successors, John F.

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