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Some would argue that American intervention in Vietnam was a continuation of French colonialism and the Domino Theory was a tenuous justification for American imperialism.

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But yet, no imperialism occurred?

the "domino theory" was borne of fear of losing western capitalist hegemony...

It did, you just must have a funny definition of imperialism, or don't actually know what happened

post ww2 america does not do imperialism in the traditional sense but cultural empiralism

Oh invading countries under false pretenses and bombing thousands of children is "cultural"?

That's not empiralism and merely used to do the cultural empiralism

Exactly, this Domino concept was first developed by U.S. Secretary of State J.Dulles

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