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It was first espoused by President Eisenhower in an April 7, 1954 news conference[1], and was originally applied to Indochina (which includes Vietnam). Many opponents of intervention in Vietnam thought the theory was highly exaggerated. After the DRV took over in 1975, Laos and Cambodia also "went Communist," prompting some to conclude the domino theory had been vindicated. Others pointed out that Laos had been dominated by North Vietnam for years and that Cambodia's Khmer Rouge were enemies of the Vietnamese. Richard Nixon once said that the strongest argument for the domino theory was that the "dominos believed it," and indeed there was often fears in countries that bordered communist nations that their governments were in danger of subversion. This fear led to policies such as the NATO alliance and other forms of containment, dedicated to protecting non-communist nations from "falling."
My explanation was not wrong. According to this (your link), my analogy was better than I thought.
- The threat was used to justify a controversial war.
- Some people that the threat was exagerrated.
- Others think it was still justified.
To summerize the results: Japan is still democratic and there are still no WMD's.
Thanks for the link.
