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The domino theory held that what nation should be defended from a communist takeover to make sure others did not fall?.

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President Dwight D. Eisenhower coins one of the most famous Cold War phrases when he suggests the fall of French Indochina to the communists could create a “domino” effect in Southeast Asia. The so-called “ domino theory ” dominated U.S. thinking about Vietnam for the next decade.

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