These two countries’ war against the US and South Korea inspired the Vietnamese’s struggle against the French. North Korea fell in 1948, then China in 1949. One can point to earlier regime changes around the world that suggest the theory has some validity. If Vietnam was the first domino, and it turned fully Communist on April 30, 1975, shouldn’t its neighbors have turned red also?Īdvocates for the Domino Theory point to neighboring Laos and Cambodia, which tipped Communist after the Fall of Saigon. Most historians say it wasn’t, citing non-Communist Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia as proof. By keeping the first domino upright-in this case Vietnam-the US could prevent Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and even India from succumbing to Communist takeovers. The Domino Theory stated simply that Communist victory in one country or region would spark neighboring regions to rise up against pro-American governments, which would lead to more victories and further insurgencies. It offered a vivid mechanical framework for understanding why the United States should care about an armed struggle taking place 9,000 miles away from home. On April 7, 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower answered a press conference reporter’s question about the impending defeat of the French in Indochina with the first articulation of what would become known as “The Domino Theory.” The theory would drive the escalation of the Vietnam War over the next two decades.Īt the press conference, Ike spoke fewer than 150 words on the subject, and his answer included as much about Indochina’s tin, tungsten, and rubber as it did the famous “falling domino” principle of Communist expansion. Eisenhower during the President’s News Conference, April 7, 1954 Send us feedback about these examples.President Dwight D. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'domino theory.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. 2021 And didn’t the Cold War give rise to the Vietnam War, what with domino theory and all? - John D'anna, azcentral, 7 Mar. New York Times, 9 June 2021 If the domino theory holds true in this case, EU countries would also follow the UK’s lead, along with the US. New York Times, 9 June 2021 This belief in this domino theory was so strong that the United States broke with its European allies and refused to sign the 1954 Geneva Accords ending the French war.
2022 That was the sole country Communist Vietnam ever invaded, forever undercutting the domino theory - the war’s foundational lie. Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 10 Jan. leaders had acted as though Southeast Asia was composed of vital dominoes in the Cold War. New York Times, 19 July 2022 What about the influence of the domino theory, a key Cold War doctrine, on his decision-making? - Michael Bobelian, Washington Post, 1 July 2022 More broadly, in employing the domino theory, U.S.
2023 But in a podcast interview in May with Joe Oltmann, a right-wing activist in Colorado, Griffin placed his outwardly quixotic actions in the context of a sort of domino theory of how the 2020 election might still be overturned. Recent Examples on the Web The domino theory had the Big 12 being one of the beneficiaries of a Pac-12 implosion.
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