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Why did Ronald Reagan tell Mikael Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall?
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∙ 12y ago
He had made his reputation as being a tough, anti-Communist leader of the free world. Being in West Berlin, near the wall, was a perfect place to make that famous speech-knowing that people in East Berlin would hear the speech as well in some form. Reagon preached freedom for all who are oppressed including the Soviet Union-called them an "evil empire", at one time! Reagan knew that the Soviet Union was teetering on economic and social collapse, and wanted to put additional pressure on Gorbachev! Reagan knew that the new Soviet President, couldn't continue supporting the East Germans militarily like he had been doing elsewhere, including propping up Castro. Reagan knew if the wall came down, that other Warsaw Pact countries, would be encouraged to separate from the Soviet Union!
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∙ 12y agoReagan was talking about the Berlin Wall, the wall between East and West Berlin that the Russians had ordered to be built.
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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!"
Ronald Reagan made a famous speech in 1987 where he urged Mikhail Gorbachev to?
He urged him to tear down the Berlin Wall.
What is Reagan famous for?
As president Ronald Reagan was famous for several things. Perhaps he is most famous for saying (while at the Berlin Wall), 'Mr. Gorbachev, 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 did Ronald Reagan say to Mr. Gorbachev?
"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall."
What was one thing Ronald Reagan remembered for?
As president Ronald Reagan was famous for several things. Perhaps he is most famous for saying (while at the Berlin Wall), 'Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.'
Which people were involved in the knocking down of the Berlin wall?
President Ronald Reagan. President J. F. Kennedy. President Truman. Nitika Khrushchev. Mikhail Gorbachev.
Where did Ronald Reagan do his speech about tearing down the wall of Berlin?
"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, tear down this wall!"
What Soviet leader did Ronald Reagan meet with in Geneva Switzerland in 1985?
gorbachev
What date did Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev sign an INF treaty?
1987
In the 1980s who said Mr Gorbachev tear down this wall?
President Reagan
Where did mikhail gorbachev resign?
Mikhail Gorbachev resigned Christmas day, 1991 following the Fall of the Berlin Wall and he resigned in order to bring a democratic reform to Russia. He was said to end the Cold War."Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" -Ronald Reagan
