"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. There is one sign the Soviets can make that would advance dramatically the cause of freedom and peace." — Ronald Reagan, Berlin, 1987
Reagan's speech symbolically tied U.S. policy to
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Recognition of Soviet sphere of influence
- B
Containment without rollback
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Anti-communist commitment to ending Cold War divisions
- D
Detente and arms control compromise
Explanation
Reagan paired arms-control negotiations with rhetorical pressure framing the wall as the symbol of communist tyranny.