domino theory
Example Sentences
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Finally, I stopped believing in the domino theory long ago.
From Washington Post • Dec. 30, 2022
However, Japan was, and President Truman, in keeping with the domino theory, believed a stable non-communist Korea was necessary to protect Japan.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
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
The book found that Johnson had failed to question the underlying domino theory that the fall of one country to communism would lead to others.
From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2017
Brew said the same thing about the domino theory.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
