A Call for Courage Reagan's Unforgettable Tear Down the Wall Speech

This lesson plan explores President Ronald Reagan's June 12, 1987 speech in Berlin, Germany, where he called for Russian General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev to ... This source is a part of the Reagan at the Brandenburg Gate teaching module. Tear Down this Wall ... Annotation. On June 12, 1987, President Ronald Reagan ... Reagan's main goal was to convince his audience that Western democracy was a better alternative to communism, and that, while the Western world represented ... Excerpts from Reagan's “Tear Down This Wall” Speech. Remarks on East-West Relations at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin, June 12, 1987 ! Our gathering ... Finally, “The Cold War ended when the Soviet Union finally heeded Ronald Reagan's demand to 'tear down this wall.'” That was the message of the ... U.S. President Ronald Reagan was scheduled to make a brief trip to West Berlin and speak in front of the Berlin Wall; he knew his remarks would be heard by ... The very idea of Ronald Reagan standing before the most powerful symbol of the Cold War and demanding that the leader of the Soviet empire “tear down this wall” "Tear down this wall!" ... President Ronald Reagan, commemorating the 750th anniversary of Berlin, spoke at the base of the Brandenburg Gate, near ... Standing at the communist barrier dividing the same city 24 years later, Ronald Reagan cried, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!'' The 25th ... Because it had been erected to prevent Germans in the East from leaving for the West like so many others had done.