For the following question,refer to the following speech by President Dwight Eisenhower. 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 know 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....
But when we come to the possible sequence of events the loss of Indochina,of Burma,of Thailand,of the Peninsula,and Indonesia following,now you begin to talk about areas that not only multiply the disadvantages that you would suffer through loss of materials,sources of materials,but now you're talking about millions and millions and millions of people.
President Dwight Eisenhower,speech,April 7,1954
Which of the following actions best exemplifies the belief expressed in the quotation above?

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The speech by President Eisenhower expresses concern about the "falling domino" principle, where the loss of one country could lead to the loss of neighboring countries, which could ultimately have profound negative consequences. Military engagements in Korea and Vietnam exemplify the belief in this principle, as the United States became involved in those conflicts in part to prevent the spread of communism and the potential loss of neighboring countries to communism. The other options listed do not directly relate to the "falling domino" principle expressed in the speech.

For the Following Question,refer to the Following Speech by President