12h 55min, apr 7, 1954 y - 'The Domino Theory'

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U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower described the theory during an April 7, 1954, news conference, when referring to communism in Indochina: Finally, you have broader considerations that might follow what you would call the "falling domino" principle. The domino theory was a Cold War policy that suggested a communist government in one nation would quickly lead to communist takeovers in neighboring states, each falling like a perfectly aligned row of domino's. With the exception of Laos and Cambodia, communism failed to spread throughout Southeast Asia

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