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Did Ronald Reagan make a difference by tearing down the Berlin wall?
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∙ 12y ago
No: He might well have had good reason for wanting its removal, but I do not think he was instrumental in making it fall. It fell because the Russians had no further use for it: Russian foreign policy had had to change, it was far too expensive.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 12y agoReagan didn't actually tear down the wall - although he famously challenged the Soviets to tear it down. In a speech at the Brandenburg Gate (between West German controlled West Berlin and Soviet controlled East Berlin) he said:
We welcome change and openness; for we believe that freedom and security go together, that the advance of human liberty can only strengthen the cause of world peace. There is one sign the Soviets can make that would be unmistakable, that would advance dramatically the cause of freedom and peace. General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization, come here to this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!
The actual tearing down of the wall did not occur until twenty-nine months later, on November 9, 1989. By this time, the Communist governments of Eastern Europe were collapsing and after intense East German protest, East Germany finally opened the Berlin Wall. By the end of the year, official operations to dismantle the wall began. In September 1990, Reagan, no longer President, returned to Berlin, where he personally took a few symbolic hammer swings at a remnant of the Berlin Wall.
Certainly Reagan's call to tear down the wall was part of an overall set of policies, negotiations, economic, and political forces that drastically altered the politics of Europe.
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∙ 13y agoI don't think he ever did. The Berlin wall was built after he died in office.
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Who was the President who ordered the Berlin Wall dismantled?
President Ronald Reagan
What American president is most associated with the Berlin wall?
Ronald Reagan.
Were did President Ronald Reagan go in the world while he was president?
The Berlin Wall
What actor became politically influential when he publicly opposed communism?
Ronald Reagan
What events is associated with the presidency of Ronald Reagan?
end of the Iranian hostage crisis
Who exactly said to take the Berlin wall down?
Ronald Reagan gave a speech to West Germany on Berlin's 750th anniversary. In his speech, he challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the wall. So it was really because of Ronald Reagan's speech that the wall came down.
What did Ronald Reagan ask the leader of russia to do about the Berlin wall?
Speaking in front of the Berlin Wall at the Brandenburg Gate on June 12, 1987, Ronald Reagan called on Soviet leader Gorbachev: "Mr Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr Gorbachev, Tear down this wall!"
Who made the movie love is in the air in 1937 when 26 years old?
The answer is Ronald Reagan.
In what year did the Berlin wall fall and what United States president was in office?
The Berlin wall fell in 1989 and the U.S. President at the time was Ronald Reagan.
What were Ronald Reagan's greatest achievements?
Ronald Reagan had many great achievement's, these include the longest consecutive peacetime growth in American history, (90 months) and waging a war on communism. He also was the one who said "Tear down this wall." which referred to the Berlin wall separating east and west Berlin. Ronald Reagan also increased military budget while lowering taxes across the board.
How tall was Ronald Reagan?
Ronald Reagan was 6ft 1in
What wall did Ronald Reagan reference in his speech?
In 1987 Reagan demanded the fall of the Berlin Wall, while speaking nearby at the Brandenburg Gate in West Germany.
