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GCSE History · key term
The belief that one country becoming communist could lead neighbouring countries to become communist in turn.
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Paper 1
The belief that one country becoming communist could encourage neighbouring countries to become communist too.
The belief that if one country became communist, neighbouring countries would follow, like a row of falling dominoes.
Paper 3
The belief that if one country became communist, neighbouring countries would also be likely to become communist.
Revise: Reasons for InvolvementPresident Eisenhower believed in the domino theory: if one country became communist, neighbouring countries might follow, like a row of falling dominoes. This made a communist victory in Vietnam appear to threaten a much wider region. Supporting South Vietnam was consequently seen as a way of preventing further communist expansion, rather than simply helping one government survive.
The belief that if one country became communist, neighbouring countries would also fall to communism, like a line of falling dominoes.
Paper 1
The belief that one country becoming communist would lead neighbouring countries to become communist in turn.
Revise: The Vietnam War: Origins and TacticsEisenhower** also believed in the domino theory. He argued that if Vietnam became communist, other countries in South-East Asia might follow, like falling dominoes. Communist victory in China in 1949 and the conflict in Korea strengthened American fears about communist expansion in Asia.
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