Question

Explain president Eisenhowers “domino theory” as it applies to Southeast Asia

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Question: Explain president Eisenhower's “domino theory” as it applies to Southeast Asia

Answer: President Eisenhower's “domino theory” embraced the idea that the fall of Indochina to communism would eventually lead to a fast collapsation of other nations in Southeast Asia.

Explanation: He explained this more clearly by comparing it with a row of domino. He said it was like a row of dominoes set up and once you'd knock over the first one, the last one would go over very rapidly, and this would soon lead to disintegration in Southeast Asia because of the possible loss of Indochina, of Burma, of Thailand, of the Peninsula, and Indonesia.