1. a chain reaction similar to the falling of a row of
dominoes, with each action (or fall) causing the next action (or fall).
2. a theory embraced by U.S. President
Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1970s stating that allowing South Vietnam to fall to Communism would result in all of southeast Asia including even The
Phillipines becoming Communist controlled. In this case, just two dominoes fell, Laos and Cambodia.
1. According to the domino theory, if I suddenly stop while driving in rush hour, the car behind me will slam into me, then the car behind it will slam into it, then ...
2. According to the domino theory, preventing South Vietnam from being over-run by North
Vietman would have prevented the
Khmer Rouge from taking Cambodia, which would have prevented the movie
Killing Fields.
