"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 posture marked a shift from which 1970s approach?
- A
Containment under Truman
- B
Massive ground invasion of Vietnam
- C
Massive retaliation under Eisenhower
- Dcheck_circle
Detente pursued by Nixon, Ford, and Carter
Explanation
Reagan abandoned Kissinger-era detente accommodations for confrontation paired with arms-control diplomacy in his second term.