Question
Read the following passage to answer the question.
“If Indochina [Vietnam] falls, Thailand is put in an almost impossible position. The same is true of Malaya with its rubber and tin. The same is true of Indonesia. If this whole part of South East Asia goes under Communist domination or Communist influence, Japan, who trades and must trade with this area in order to exist must inevitably be oriented towards the Communist regime.”
-Vice-President Richard Nixon, Speech 1953
What Cold War idea or belief is presented in Nixon's speech?
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1 point
military escalation
arms race
detente
domino theory
“If Indochina [Vietnam] falls, Thailand is put in an almost impossible position. The same is true of Malaya with its rubber and tin. The same is true of Indonesia. If this whole part of South East Asia goes under Communist domination or Communist influence, Japan, who trades and must trade with this area in order to exist must inevitably be oriented towards the Communist regime.”
-Vice-President Richard Nixon, Speech 1953
What Cold War idea or belief is presented in Nixon's speech?
*
1 point
military escalation
arms race
detente
domino theory
Answers
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The Cold War idea presented in Nixon's speech is **domino theory**. This theory suggested that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would also fall like dominoes, leading to a widespread spread of communism in a region. Nixon's concerns about the implications of Indochina falling to communism for neighboring countries exemplify this belief.