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=Domino Theory=

The Domino Theory was a foreign policy that suggest that when one country came under the influence of communism, then other countries would do the same. It basicly means that one event will set of a train of similar events. It suggest that a small change will lead to a bigger one, and that will continue to escalate and spread to other countries. The USSR wanted communism to spread throughout the world.The US used containment to stop the spread of communism into the US and other countries. Primary evidence against the Domino theory was it is a failure to spread communism through Thailand and other southeast Asia countries. The domino theory was used by successive United States administrations during the Cold War to clarify the need for American intervention around the world.

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