Why was the thinking behind the domino theory in American foreign policy fundamentally flawed?
A. Vietnam was too exhausted from the fighting of World War II to find itself toppled so easily.
B. The revolutions in Southeast Asia were not inspired by ideological leaders in Moscow.
C. Moscow and Hanoi had agreed that Vietnam was more useful to Soviet Union as a neutral nation.
D. The threat of nuclear destruction would have prevented any nation from succumbing to communism.
Answer: B
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