“If Indochina [Vietnam] falls, Thailand is put in an almost impossible position. The same is true of Malaya with its rubber and tin. The same is true of Indonesia. If this whole part of South East Asia goes under Communist domination or Communist influence, Japan, who trades and must trade with this area in order to exist must inevitably be oriented towards the Communist regime.”

Question

“If Indochina [Vietnam] falls, Thailand is put in an almost impossible position. The same is true of Malaya with its rubber and tin. The same is true of Indonesia. If this whole part of South East Asia goes under Communist domination or Communist influence, Japan, who trades and must trade with this area in order to exist must inevitably be oriented towards the Communist regime.”

-Vice-President Richard Nixon, Speech 1953
Nixon's speech expresses which Cold War belief?
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1 point
military escalation
domino theory
military relief
arms race

Answer 1

domino theory

Answer 2

The Soviet Union wanted to prevent a united West Berlin. Why?

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1 point
West Berlin would be larger than East Berlin
Valuable resources would be taken away.
The threat to the Soviet Union would be too great.
West Germans would freely enter East Germany.