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exam lesson name: postwar united states
exam number: 707023rr
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question 4 of 20 :
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1. how a believer in domino theory could argue that the theory was proven at the end of the vietnam war?

a. vietnam was the limit of the extent of communism in southeast asia.
b. vietnam started to adopt some democratic reforms after a communist dictatorship.
c. china turned communist, and thailand remained independent.
d. the countries of laos and cambodia became communist.
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Explanation:

The Domino Theory posited that if one country in a region fell to communism, neighboring countries would follow. After the Vietnam War, Laos and Cambodia became communist, which proponents of the Domino Theory could see as evidence of the theory's validity as these countries "fell" to communism like dominoes after Vietnam.

Answer:

D. The countries of Laos and Cambodia became communist.