Tear down this wall speech

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The "Tear down this wall" speech is a famous 1987 address by U.S. President Ronald Reagan in West Berlin, in which he dramatically challenged Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to remove the Berlin Wall, symbolizing a call for greater freedom and the easing of Cold War divisions.

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instanceOf Cold War speech ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
political speech ⓘ
addressedTo Mikhail Gorbachev ⓘ
aim encourage liberalization in Eastern Europe ⓘ
pressure Soviet Union on reforms ⓘ
associatedWith end of the Cold War ⓘ
fall of the Berlin Wall ⓘ
broadcastBy radio networks ⓘ
television networks ⓘ
callsFor removal of the Berlin Wall ⓘ
city Berlin ⓘ
commemoratedOn anniversaries of the fall of the Berlin Wall ⓘ
countryAtTime West Germany ⓘ
date 1987-06-12 ⓘ
decade 1980s ⓘ
famousLine Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall! ⓘ
genre public address ⓘ
givenBy Ronald Reagan ⓘ
givenByOffice President of the United States ⓘ
government United States ⓘ
historicalPeriod Reagan administration ⓘ
historicalSignificance iconic moment of the Cold War ⓘ
one of Ronald Reagan's most famous speeches ⓘ
hostGovernment Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ
linked to: West Germany
language English ⓘ
location Brandenburg Gate ⓘ
locationDetail near the Berlin Wall ⓘ
mediaCoverage international television ⓘ
medium live speech ⓘ
nearStructure Berlin Wall ⓘ
partOf Ronald Reagan presidency ⓘ
place West Berlin ⓘ
politicalContext Soviet–American relations ⓘ
late Cold War ⓘ
sideOfBerlin West Berlin ⓘ
symbolizes call for greater freedom in Eastern Europe ⓘ
challenge to Soviet control in Eastern Bloc ⓘ
easing of Cold War divisions ⓘ
targetAudience Soviet leadership ⓘ
citizens of East Berlin ⓘ
citizens of West Berlin ⓘ
tone confrontational toward Soviet policy ⓘ
optimistic about freedom ⓘ
topic Berlin Wall ⓘ
Cold War ⓘ
German reunification ⓘ
democracy ⓘ
freedom ⓘ
year 1987 ⓘ

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