Question

Which of the following statements best describes the Soviet Union’s role in Eisenhower’s domino theory?
The Soviet Union occupied Eastern European countries and imposed communist rule across the region.
Eastern Europe formed a bloc to oppose Soviet rule and stop the spread of communism across the region.
Eastern Europe brought communism to the Soviet Union and imposed communist rule across the region.
The Soviet Union fell to communism only after a number of Eastern European nations chose to adopt it.

Answer 1

"The Soviet Union occupied Eastern European countries and imposed communist rule across the region."

This best matches Eisenhower’s framing: he viewed Soviet military/political control and the installation of communist governments in Eastern Europe as an example of how communism could be imposed and then spread like falling dominos.