Question

What was President Reagan’s goal when he said: “In the 1950s Khrushchev predicted: ‘We will bury you.’ But, in the West today, we see a free world that has achieved a level of prosperity and well-being unprecedented in all human history. In the Communist world, we see failure, technological backwardness, declining standards of health, even want of the most basic kind -- too little food.”
a.
to erase people’s commitment to their country
b.
to strengthen values for a political cause
c.
to motivate his audience to action
d.
to strengthen people’s commitment to their country

Answer 1

d. to strengthen people’s commitment to their country

Reagan contrasts Western prosperity with Communist failure to foster pride in the West and reinforce Americans’ commitment to their political system and national values.