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Finally, you have broader considerations that might follow what you would call the “falling domino” principle. 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. So you could have a beginning of a disintegration that would have the most profound influences.
– Dwight D. Eisenhower (April 7, 1954)
How did President Eisenhower’s comments impact American foreign policy?
American foreign policy held that expanding democratic societies would increase the US sphere of influence.
Eisenhower’s views became the basis for the US economic foreign policy that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
US foreign policy began to directly intervene in Southeast Asia to restrict Communist military insurgents.
President Eisenhower held that US involvement abroad was a slippery slope that would lead to further Communist occupations.
C?
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To determine the impact of President Eisenhower's comments on American foreign policy, we need to analyze the information provided in the statement and understand the historical context.
According to the statement, Eisenhower mentioned the "falling domino" principle, which implies that if one domino (representing a country or region) falls to communism, it could lead to a chain reaction where other countries or regions would also fall to communism rapidly.
Based on this understanding, the most appropriate answer would be C. US foreign policy began to directly intervene in Southeast Asia to restrict Communist military insurgents.
This is because President Eisenhower's comments were made during the height of the Cold War, and the United States was deeply involved in the conflict in Southeast Asia, particularly in Vietnam, to prevent the spread of communism. The policy of direct intervention in Southeast Asia can be seen as a direct response to Eisenhower's belief that US involvement abroad was necessary to prevent further communist occupations.
It is important to note that Eisenhower's views did influence American foreign policy, but it would be an oversimplification to say that they directly led to the collapse of the Soviet Union or solely focused on expanding democratic societies to increase the US sphere of influence. However, the policy of direct intervention in Southeast Asia aligns more closely with his comments about the "falling domino" principle.