1954 in the Vietnam War 5 April The National Security Council met again to consider U.S. intervention at Điện Biên Phủ. The Army, including Army Chief of Staff General Matthew Ridgway, was negative, stating that U.S. intervention would require 7 army divisions and heavy air support. 7 April President Eisenhower used the phrase "falling dominoes" in a press conference. This was the origin of the domino theory which postulated that if Vietnam became communist the other nearby states would soon follow. The domino theory was a prominent justification for the Vietnam War in the United States during the 1960s. 14 April Secretary of State John
The Internet during the Cold War size of the network grew so did its capabilities. In its first 25 years the Internet added features such as file transfer, email, Usenet news, and eventually HTML. Now, new developments are added to the Net at a rapid rate. The explosive growth of the internet has involved millions of computer users all over the world and has led to the constant development of new technologies that require network transfer. The Internet during the Cold War The development of ways to interconnect computers in the United States was heavily affected by needs and demands arising from the Cold War. The