When Eisenhower Used the Phrase the "Domino Theory," What Did

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Multiple Choice

When Eisenhower used the phrase the "domino theory," what did he mean?

• A) He wanted America diplomats to understand the importance in playing dominos with their counterparts in the Soviet Union.
• B) He was referring to his fear that if one Asian country fell to communism then its neighbors would ultimately follow.
• C) He was comparing the fall of European countries to Hitler because of appeasement.
• D) He meant that United States had to correct its own problems or they would create more.
• E) He was arguing that the United States had to be the dominant domino in the world.

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