THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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If atomic weapons were used once to end a war, they would be used to end all wars.
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If the United States waged one war against communism, it would have to wage other wars
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If one nation became Communist, nearby countries would also fall to communism
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If the Soviets took over one Asian nation, they would take over the entire continent.
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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: -During the Cold War, how were the policy of containment and the domino theory related? The United States thought that if Communism could not be contained, then countries would fall to Communism like dominoes.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.