What Was the Domino Theory That Obsessed American Presidents? #W2W #shorts00:01:53

During the Cold War, few ideas shaped U.S. foreign policy as powerfully as the Domino Theory. First articulated publicly by Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954, the theory claimed that if one country fell to communism, neighboring states would inevitably followlike dominoes collapsing in a chain reaction.

This simple metaphor became a cornerstone of containment strategy and heavily influenced American decision-making in Southeast Asia. U.S. leaders feared that losing Vietnam would trigger the collapse of Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and beyond.

The Domino Theory helped justify deep U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, as well as covert interventions around the globe. But when South Vietnam fell in 1975, the predicted regional collapse never fully materialized.

In hindsight, the theory proved deeply flawedbut its influence reshaped global politics for decades.

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