domino theory
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Finally, I stopped believing in the domino theory long ago.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2022
This belief—that the neighbors of communist countries would in turn become communist themselves—is known as the domino theory.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
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.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2021
Wells said he and his fellow midshipmen saw the Vietnam War in terms of the domino theory regarding communism in southeast Asia.
From Washington Times ● May 20, 2017
Brew said the same thing about the domino theory.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
