WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE COLD WAR ERA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the fear that if one country became communist then surrounding countries would quickly follow?
A
The Domino Theory
B
Containment
C
Isolationsim
D
Appeasement
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 chain of events consists of the following sequential factors: ancestry and social environment, an individual’s mistake, an unsafe action and/or physical hazard, the actual accident, and an injury as the result of the preceding factors.

Detailed explanation-3: -The domino effect can also be used to predict future events. For example, if one leading country in a region embarks on a path of economic reform, it may be likely that other countries in the region will follow suit. This is because the first country’s actions will have a ripple effect on the rest of the region.

Detailed explanation-4: -The policy of containment later informed the “domino theory, ‘’ which stated that one country falling to Communism meant the surrounding countries were likely to fall as well. This policy ultimately pushed the United States to enter into wars in Korea, Vietnam, and other Cold War conflicts.

Detailed explanation-5: -The significance of the domino theory is that because of it, the U.S. entered into the war on the side of South Vietnam to help them overcome the communist forces of North Vietnam, which were getting their support from the Soviets and the Chinese.

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