Question
Read the excerpt from President Reagan’s speech.
Are these the beginnings of profound changes in the Soviet state? . . . We welcome change and openness; for we believe that freedom and security go together, that the advance of human liberty can only strengthen the cause of world peace. There is one sign the Soviets can make that would be unmistakable, that would advance dramatically the cause of freedom and peace.
—Ronald Reagan,
Speech at the Brandenburg Gate, West Berlin, 1987
What "sign” was Reagan referring to in this excerpt?
removal of the Berlin Wall
expansion of Gorbachev’s reforms
peaceful democratic revolutions in Eastern Europe
inspections to enforce conditions of the SALT treaties
Are these the beginnings of profound changes in the Soviet state? . . . We welcome change and openness; for we believe that freedom and security go together, that the advance of human liberty can only strengthen the cause of world peace. There is one sign the Soviets can make that would be unmistakable, that would advance dramatically the cause of freedom and peace.
—Ronald Reagan,
Speech at the Brandenburg Gate, West Berlin, 1987
What "sign” was Reagan referring to in this excerpt?
removal of the Berlin Wall
expansion of Gorbachev’s reforms
peaceful democratic revolutions in Eastern Europe
inspections to enforce conditions of the SALT treaties
Answers
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The "sign" that Reagan was referring to in this excerpt is the **removal of the Berlin Wall**. The context of the speech, delivered at the Brandenburg Gate, indicates a desire for greater freedom and openness, symbolized by the wall, which was a physical barrier between East and West Berlin and represented the broader division between the communist East and the democratic West. Its removal would have signified significant progress towards freedom and peace.