Question

Eisenhower used the idea of
______to explain to the American public
why the United States entered the conflict in Vietnam. He asserted that if
South Vietnam was taken, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and Burma would
soon follow
O A) a proxy war
OB) the domino theory
OC) brinkmanship
OD) total war

Answer 1

The correct answer is B, "the domino theory". American president Dwight Eisenhower (1890-1969) coined the term in a 1954 speech where he explained the importance of Vietnam for "the free world".

He used the expression to argue that if South Vietnam became communist, this would generate a chain reaction and many near countries would also become communists. It was a classic Cold War idea: this war was fought in the manner of influencing zones.