Question

During the Cold War, how were the policy of containment and the domino theory related? The policy of containment helped the USSR establish a number of buffer zones, or "dominoes. " The United States believed that containment would make it easier for countries to fall to Communism like dominoes. The policy of containment and the domino theory had no direct connection to one another. The United States thought that if Communism could not be contained, then countries would fall to Communism like dominoes.

Answer 1

The correct statement is that during the Cold War, the United States thought that if Communism isn't contained, the countries would fall to Communism like dominoes. So, the correct option is D.

The Cold War had great significance for the United States, as communism was spreading in the country like a wildfire.

Communism during the Cold War

• Communism refers to separation of citizens in to different groups having different ideologies and in sense there is a formation of communities.

• During the Cold War there was significant spread of communism and the US thought that it had to stopped in order to maintain socialism in the country, so the nation stands together as a unit.

• This resulted in implementation of policy of containment for stopping the spread of communism in the United States of America.

Hence, the correct option is D that the US thought that if communism is not contained, the country will fall under the trap of communism leading to implementation of policy of containment.

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