Containment of Communism: THE DOMINO THEORY

Containment of Communism: The Domino Theory Video 1 Watch the 1:12 minute video below and answer the questions that follow. Watch the video all the way through the first time. 1. Who said the following Quote: " You have a row of dominoes set up, You knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is the certainty that it will go over very quickly." 2. What do you think the red octopus represents? 3. If one country falls to communism, other countries will follow is known as the Domino Theory. Finish this sentence: 4. The US will seek to contain communism. 5. Name the countries on the dominoes that Uncle Sam was holding up in the political cartoon. 6. Did you recognize any of the people in the video? What do you think the individuals in the video all had in common? Containment of Communism: The Domino Theory Video 2 Watch this 1:06 min video on the Domino Theory. Then answer the questions that follow. Complete this sentence: 7. The Domino Theory deals with the spread of communismaround the world. 8. The first person to use the Domino Theory analogy was DwightEisenhower. 9. Describe the western nations' view of communism at this time. 10. True or False: The Domino Theory led the US to become involved in the police actions around the region of Southeast Asia to stop the spread of Communism. True False Directions: Read the information on the Containment of Communism then complete the questions that follow. 1. Containment of Communism Matching Directions: Match each description with the correct term. Neither side can gain an advantage. Stalemente A group of soldiers in South Vietnam who supported Communism Vietcong An agreement to not allow any new nations to become communist Policy of Containment One side attacks quickly, then hides before the enemy can recover and retaliate Guerilla Warfare War between the Soviet Union and United States in which no direct war was fought between the two nations Cold War 2. Which two nations emerged as superpowers after World War II? Korea Vietnam Germany Italy France China United States Soviet Union 3. What was the main purpose of the policy of containment. To help the economy in communist nations. To spread democracy to communist nations. To increase trade in communist nations. To prevent the spread of communism. 4. The United States controlled North Korea at the conclusion of WWII while the Soviet Union controlled South Korea. True False 5. Which nations attempted to spread communism in Asia? China the Soviet Union China the United States Soviet Union the United States United States Japan 6. By the end of the Korean War, North Korea and South Korea were still separate nations. True False