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- [Narrator] Domino theory
has very little to do
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with dominoes, and even
less to do with pizza.
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Instead, it deals with
the spread of communism
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throughout the world.
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It was said that if one
nation adopted communism,
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so too would nearby nations.
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One after the other, after the other.
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While he never trademarked
the term domino theory,
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower
was the first person
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to use the analogy during
a 1954 news conference.
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In a time when communism
was seen in much of the West
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as an immense evil,
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the idea of country after country falling
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to the communists was
terrifying to many Americans.
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Most fear centered around
Southeast Asian countries,
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like Vietnam, and domino theory
provided a convenient reason
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for the United States to get
involved in police actions
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in the region to prevent
the spread of communism.
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Although, maybe it'd be better
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if we solved our problems over a real game
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of dominoes, instead.
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(bird squawks)
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- Getting elected president
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is an expensive business.
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Campaign costs add up.
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There are advertisements
to make, travel expenses,
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convention costs, even bumper stickers,
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but where does all this money come from?
