Question

Why did President Reagan call for Soviet leader Gorbachev to “tear down” the Berlin Wall?
He believed that Germany could remain divided without the wall.
He believed that the wall was a threat to US national security.
He believed that the wall’s removal would signal a new era of freedom.
He believed that the wall’s removal would improve relations with the Soviet Union.

Answer 1

He believed that the wall’s removal would signal a new era of freedom.

Reagan saw the Berlin Wall as the prime symbol of Communist repression; calling for its removal was meant as a moral challenge to the USSR and an appeal for greater freedom and openness.