Professor Jeremy Black joins Graham Stewart to talk 1960s geopolitics, the Cold War, and the long battle for South East Asia.
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A map made in 1950 depicts the "Domino Theory" - the idea that one nation "going Communist" would start a chain reaction of governmental change in the region. The map also depicts military threats to U.S. interests in East Asia by the Communist Chinese.
The Domino Effect
1960s geopolitics, propaganda and the Vietnam War
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