domino theory
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The domino theory was a Cold War geopolitical concept asserting that if one nation fell to communism, neighboring countries would likely follow in a chain reaction.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War doctrine
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anti-communist theory ⓘ foreign policy concept ⓘ geopolitical theory ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| appliedRegion |
Indochina
NERFINISHED
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Latin America NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithIdeology |
anti-communism
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containment ⓘ |
| assumes |
communist expansion is sequential and contagious
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loss of one state weakens neighbors against communism ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
many historians of the Vietnam War
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realist foreign policy scholars ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
exaggerating threat of monolithic communism
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ignoring nationalism and local politics ⓘ oversimplifying complex regional dynamics ⓘ |
| developedInContextOf | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPopularizedBy | Dwight D. Eisenhower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicUseContext | press conference about Indochina ⓘ |
| firstPublicUseYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
domino effect theory
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falling dominoes theory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoreIdea | if one country falls to communism neighboring countries will likely follow ⓘ |
| historicalOutcome | not all non-communist neighbors of communist states became communist ⓘ |
| influencedDebateOn |
U.S. Cold War strategy
NERFINISHED
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U.S. intervention in Vietnam ⓘ |
| influencedPolicyOf |
Australia
NERFINISHED
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South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyCountryInArgument |
Cambodia
NERFINISHED
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Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promotedBy |
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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John F. Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyndon B. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Nixon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Eisenhower Doctrine
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Truman Doctrine NERFINISHED ⓘ containment policy ⓘ rollback ⓘ |
| reliesOnMetaphor | falling dominoes ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ early 1970s ⓘ |
| usedToJustify |
United States foreign policy in Southeast Asia
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United States intervention in Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ support for anti-communist regimes ⓘ |
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