The Domino Theory-Please read the following excerpt of President Dwight Eisenhower's April 7, 1954 press conference:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=10202a. According to President Eisenhower, what factors made Vietnam strategically important to the United States? Which of these considerations did Eisenhower assert was most important?b. What did Eisenhower mean by the "falling domino" principle? How did he connect the domino theory to Vietnam?c. Do you agree with the basic premise of the domino theory? Why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?
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