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What is the Name of the speech that John F. Kennedy gave at the Berlin wall?
"I am a citizen of Berlin"
What did JFK do in response to the Berlin wall being built?
JFK went to Berlin and gave his famous "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech in opposition to the wall.
Who gave a speech on the Berlin Wall?
President Ronald Reagan of the United States (President from 1981-1989) he gave the speech at the Brandenburg gate in 1987, and urged Mikhail Gorbatchev to "Tear down this wall!"
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 country was the Berlin Wall built?
Germany.The Berlin Wall was built in East Germany.To prevent the Western powers from demanding the Wall be removed because it was on Western territory, the East Germans built the inside wall exactly 30 centimeters on their side of the DDR-West Berlin border. 30 centimeters doesn't sound like much, but when one considers the whole Wall was 117 miles in length you can see the DDR gave up many acres of land.
What was Ronald Ragans famous line from when he visited west Berlin in 1987?
On June 12, 1987, Reagan gave a speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate and the Berlin Wall calling upon Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev:Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!
Why did they destroy the wall of Berlin 20 years ago?
The Berlin wall was taken down because the people of east Germany wanted freedom from communist Russia's rule, and along with that Pres. Ragan gave a speech inforcing the govermant to take the wall down and evntualy the people decided that enough is enough and they tore down the wall and the east Germans lived with the west Germans and under a free marcket economy .
What did the Soviet Union in 1961 do?
failed to take control of West Berlin. -Apex
Did Reagan go to Berlin?
At least twice that I know of. On June 12, 1987, he gave the "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate. A couple months before Reunification happened in October 1990, he returned and gave a speech at the Kongresshalle.
Which president gave a speech in Berlin 1963?
John Kennedy made the famous ich bin ein berliner speech in Berlin .
How did the policy of containment contribute to the Berlin Blockade?
We gave food and supplies to West (west, or east, i think its west) Berlin. Since Germany banned us from going in and driving supplies to them, we decided to get creative and start airlifting the supplies to them. This was of course, to keep W. Berlin from falling to Communism, which the other half of Germany was. Oh yeah, and the Berlin wall was put up, so people could not go to the W. Berlin area (coming from E. Berlin), however you could go to E. Berlin (coming from W. Berlin).
What does the German phrase Ich bin ein Berliner mean in English?
It means, "I am a Berliner", or "I am from Berlin". This phrase was made famous by President Kennedy in a speech he gave - in Berlin, Germany. A line made famous by Pres. Kennedy at his speech at the Branenburg Gate in 1961 or 1962. This line was repeated by Pres. Reagan in the mid 1980's at the same location, in his famous "Tear down this wall" speech.
