Read the passage from Ronald Reagan's "Tear Down

Question

This Wall" speech.

Perhaps this gets to the root of the matter, to the most
fundamental distinction of all between East and West.
The totalitarian world produces backwardness because
it does such violence to the spirit, thwarting the human
impulse to create, to enjoy, to worship. The totalitarian
world finds even symbols of love and of worship an
affront

Who is Reagan's intended audience for this part of his
speech?

A. American historians and educators

B. European trade unionists

C. democratic Germans

D. free markets in the South Pacific

Answer 1

C. democratic Germans

In this part of Ronald Reagan's speech, he addresses the contrast between the totalitarian regime and the values of freedom and creativity that are essential to democratic societies. The reference to the "East and West" distinction, particularly in the context of the Berlin Wall, suggests that he is specifically speaking to an audience that includes Germans living in a divided country, especially those in the democratic West.