domino theory

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1. domino theory - Noun

2. Domino theory - Proper noun

Meaning

the political theory that if one nation comes under communist control then neighboring nations will also come under communist control

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Here is the real domino theory - gay man to gay man, bisexual man to straight woman, addict mother to newborn baby, they all fall down and someday it will come to you. Anna Quindlen

Vietnam was a lie but at least there was a political agenda. It was the domino theory. Iraq is about nothing but George Bush's ego laced with imperialist ambitions. And it was helped by your government. Donald Sutherland

I call it like the domino theory of reality. If you can go one step at a time and it seems to make sense, you can then take your audience into an area that is relatively outlandish. Ivan Reitman

Adopting a domino theory he warned that, "If the Communists win in Rome, in Italy, it will cast a shadow on the entire world: France would become Communist, and then Spain and then all of Europe'. Source: Internet

It was to become the " domino theory ". Source: Internet

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