The Historic Call that Shattered the Berlin Wall Tear Down the Wall

The wall stood as a stark symbol of the decades-old Cold War between the United States and Soviet Russia in which the two politically opposed superpowers ... Gorbachev, tear down this wall.” Only a few years later, on Nov. 9, 1989, it was not Mr. Gorbachev but the German people who finally tore down ... Over a quarter of a century later, Reagan famously implored the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, to “tear down this wall.” In the speech ... Ronald Reagan's “Tear Down This Wall” speech is remembered as a defining moment of his presidency and a turning point in world history. It ... 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 ... Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” And while Reagan certainly exhorted the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union to rid ... 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 ... On June 12, 1987 President Reagan came to the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin to speak to the leaders and citizens of West Germany. His primary goal was to ... Reagan's speech addressed the restrictions of the East German totalitarian state, represented by the infamous Berlin Wall. Former President Ronald Reagan's 1987 speech urging Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down" the Berlin Wall has resurfaced following the death of ...