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The '''Domino Theory''' proposed that if a country came under the influence of Communists there would follow a “domino effect” that would spread [[communism]] to other nearby countries.  This theory drove [[foreign policy]] in the 20th Century.  The theory was first advanced during Harry S. Truman’s presidency.  The Domino Theory was a phrase that became popular during the administration of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower. According to this theory, once nations such as [[Vietnam]] fell to communism, other countries of Asia would fall like a row of standing dominos, one after the other, each knocking the next over.

The '''Domino Theory''', first advanced during Harry S Truman’s presidency, proposed that if a country came under the influence of Communists there would follow a “domino effect” that would spread [[communism]] to other nearby countries.  This theory drove U.S. [[foreign policy]] in the 20th Century.  The Domino Theory was a phrase that became popular during the administration of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower. According to this theory, once nations such as [[Vietnam]] fell to communism, other countries of Asia would fall like a row of standing dominoes, one after the other, each knocking the next over.

==In the 1950s and the Vietnam War==

==In the 1950s and the Vietnam War==

:...two of the favorite propositions of its supporters have been particularly hard for opponents to accept. One is the so-called "domino theory"&mdash;that if South Vietnam fell to the Communists, other nations in the area would topple like dominoes until the United States was thrown back to Pearl Harbor, or perhaps the West Coast.<ref>Wicker, Tom (1967), "Southeast Asia: Dominoes and Master Plan," ''The New York Times,'' February 12, 1967, p. 180</ref>

:...two of the favorite propositions of its supporters have been particularly hard for opponents to accept. One is the so-called "domino theory"&mdash;that if South Vietnam fell to the Communists, other nations in the area would topple like dominoes until the United States was thrown back to Pearl Harbor, or perhaps the West Coast.<ref>Wicker, Tom (1967), "Southeast Asia: Dominoes and Master Plan," ''The New York Times,'' February 12, 1967, p. 180</ref>

In the end, South Vietnam and Cambodia did fall to the Communists, and the regime of Pol Pot conducted a [[genocidal]] campaign in Cambodia.

In the end, South Vietnam and Cambodia did fall to the Communists, and the regime of Pol Pot conducted a [[genocidal]] campaign in Cambodia.

==In recent years==

==In recent years==