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domino theory

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domino theory
n.
1. A theory that if one nation comes under Communist control, then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control.
2. A theory that one event will set off a train of similar events.
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Noun1.domino theory - the political theory that if one nation comes under communist control then neighboring nations will also come under communist control
ideology, political orientation, political theory - an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
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Mention of the Domino Theory tends to draw blank stares from the under-40 set today.
Communism's resurgence: Communism is not dead in Latin America. In ... by Jasper, William F. / The New American
It is an adopted policy, a domino theory of The Project For The New American Century.
Setting the record straight on his Mideast newspaper column by Hollings, Ernest "Fritz" / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
A ubiquitous corollary of the domino theory holds that it is cheap and easy to stop aggressors if it is done early on.
Imperial temptations by Snyder, Jack / The National Interest
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