Containment and the Domino Theory
I can explain the importance of the Domino Theory.
Containment and the Domino Theory
I can explain the importance of the Domino Theory.
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Key learning points
- America had been opposed to communism long before the Cold War started.
- Communism spread rapidly after World War Two.
- America committed itself to containing the spread of communism.
- Eisenhower believed communism might spread in Southeast Asia.
- Eisenhower committed large amounts of money to supporting Diem to stop the spread of communism in Vietnam.
Keywords
Containment - Containment was a foreign policy strategy used by the US during the Cold War to try to prevent the spread of communism
Domino Theory - the Domino Theory was the idea that if one country fell to communism more would follow
Marshall Aid - Marshall Aid (or the Marshall Plan) was the American strategy of giving money to European countries to help them recover after World War Two
Common misconception
Foreign aid support packages, for instance Marshall Aid, are made up of just money.
Equipment such as heavy machinery or weapons, natural resources such as coal, as well as money, make up foreign aid support packages.
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