English

Etymology
by analogy with a row of dominoes in which the fall of one leads to a cascade of falling pieces

Noun
domino effect

1. the effect of one event setting off a chain of similar events
2. politics the theory that, if Vietnam fell to communism, it would be followed by Cambodia and Laos etc

See also
butterfly effect
demonstration effect
ripple effect
slippery slope
snowball effect

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