LP8.2 Assignment: Reflection: Containment Directions: VIEW " The Domino Theory, Containment and The Truman Doctrine " and " The US Prepares for Military Action " hosted by NBC Learn. Answer the following questions: • Why was the United States so fearful of Communism? • How did the fear of Communism lead to the beginning stages of the Cold War? • Describe in your own words how the Domino Theory supposedly worked. .