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- DictionaryDom·i·no the·o·ry/ˈdäməˌnō ˌTHirē/
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- 1. the theory that a political event in one country will cause similar events in neighboring countries, like a falling domino causing an entire row of upended dominoes to fall.
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Nov 9, 2009 · 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. Learn how the U.S. government used this theory to justify its involvement in the Vietnam War and its support for a non-communist dictator in South Vietnam.
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The domino theory is a geopolitical theory which posits that changes in the political structure of one country tend to spread to neighboring countries in a domino effect.
Domino theory is a U.S. foreign policy theory that a communist takeover of a state would trigger similar events in nearby states. It was used to justify American intervention in Greece, Turkey, Vietnam and other countries.
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The Domino Theory was the belief that communism would expand and spread from one country to the next until it dominated the world. This idea shaped the foreign policy of the United States and other Western countries during the Cold War.
May 29, 2018 · For many years the domino theory was a key ideological component of America's Cold War foreign policy. The theory was first advanced during Harry S. Truman's presidency to justify an American aid package to Greece and Turkey, and President Dwight Eisenhower later applied it to Vietnam in 1954.
The domino theory, popularized during the Cold War, posited that if one country in a region came under the influence of communism, then the surrounding countries would inevitably fall like a row of dominoes.
Oct 11, 2016 · Domino Theory, which governed much of U.S. foreign policy beginning in the early 1950s, held that a communist victory in one nation would quickly lead to a chain reaction...
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