Ronald Reagan's Tear Down This Wall

The berlin wall was built to keep residents on the east from crossing the border,these residents were awoken by the sounds of shouting,unraveling barbedwirer,huge military vehicles,and a brick wall being built.Our president John F. Kennedy (JFK) sent out a man named Lucius clay, he went to berlin to tell them that america’s got there back and will be helping them get rid of this wall.JFK sent out 1,500 troops to berlin for reinforcements,but took no military action to stop them from building the wall.If someone crossed the border the night before the wall was being built they would not be able to return back at their homes.President JFK went to berlin and gave his famous speech ‘’Ich bin ein Berliner”(“I am a Berliner”).but almost 50 years later the eastern european countries pushed for reform.But now since JFK was ever so sadly taken out of office the berlin wall issue was put into Ronald Reagan's hands.

Usually walls are put into places to avoid people to cross borders and keep peace but they destroy peace. Recently one could have heard in the News that Trump wants the Mexicans to pay for a wall between Mexico and the United States. This Wall should make it impossible for people to cross the border unofficially. As one could know from history classes, we had a wall in Germany for many years which was built by the winner countries of the second world war for a similar reason. Before the Wall, many people from East Germany tried to escape to West Germany where they had obviously better living conditions. It divided Germany in East and West Germany. Additionally, there was a part of Berlin, what was in the East German part, isolated from a huge wall that belonged to West Germany. This wall made it hard for the citizens of East Germany to visit West Germany. The Government of East Germany had other principles than the government of West Germany and it was not in the interest of the East German government to show their citizens how good their life could be in West Germany. After the falling of the Wall, it was possible for everyone to travel in Germany whenever they want without standing in line at the borders. But there was a big gap in wealth between East and West Germany. Even today the loans in West Germany are lower and the federal states have less money than the ones in West Germany. But in Berlin, one can visit ruins of the Berlin Wall which are colored and painted. As one could know from visiting Berlin, there is only a small part of the Wall left but at other parts, one could find the position of the wall with marked flagging on the ground. Additionally, one could buy a piece of the wall as a souvenir. Standing in front of the ruins of the Berlin wall inspires this realization: Peace is about breaking barriers not building them.

June 12th of 1987 held the day when the audience silenced to hear the famous words of President Ronald Reagan in West Berlin (Gaven). “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. General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall” (Gaven)! Built by the communists in 1961 and surrounding West Berlin, the wall stood as a symbol of

On June 12, 1987, President Ronald Reagan went to the Brandenburg Gate to deliver one of the most influential speeches to the people of West Berlin. The Berlin Wall, was built to separate West Berlin from the communist ruled East Berlin. During the time that this wall was built the U.S. was involved, but were never able to make that big of an impact, until about 24 years later when Reagan was in office. He was able to effectively influence his audience by using ethos with his known credibility as the President of the United States, using strong a strong emotional appeal to influence the audience, touches on counterclaims from leaders

President Ronald Reagan wanted to tear down the Berlin Wall. While he was in Berlin, he wondered why there was a wall and thought there was no reason to have it. In Germany around the late 1980’s, Berlin was divided in half by a wall; the Eastern half was communist and not good while the Western half was flourishing and much better than the Eastern. The wall was built during the early years of the Cold War in 1961(Google.com). Reagan then said if the wall was no longer standing, there would be freedom for all mankind. The wall is like a sign from the past and it is holding people back. He wanted the Soviets themselves, to understand the importance of freedom.

Gorbachev’s destruction of the Berlin Wall means a lot in Reagan’s opinion because it is the thing that the Soviet could do to reach his idea of making the world peace, comity of nations, and human advanced liberty (ReaganFoundation 2009). People are surprised when he says, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this Wall”, because they think it is impossible and a faint hope (ReaganFoundation 2009).Also, Reagan feels the Soviet becomes to comprehend what freedom is and how significant, so the destruction is one of certain evidences to progress to the freedom and peace considerably (ReaganFoundation 2009). At Reagan’s speech at the Brandenburg, he says the Soviet and other countries controlled by them are the only nation that refuse to join freedom society (ReaganFoundation 2009). However, Reagan insists the Soviet has inescapable choice to be changed fundamentally or get left behind (ReaganFoundation 2009). Thus, he claims Belin is the best spot to start cooperation about improving nation openness and liberalization, so destruction of the Berlin Wall has very important meaning to attain his ideal world (ReaganFoundation

As the years went by, Leo and I became more than friends and got married. We hope that the wall will be torn down, so we could be reunited with our families. Maybe today, June 12, 1987 will be the day. Ronald Reagan, our president, will make a speech today on how he feels about the Berlin Wall.

Ronald Reagan gave his speech, “Tear Down This Wall”  to challenge Gorbachev to eliminate communism in order to achieve democracy. This had to be done! Why did this have to be done? Because there could be no more separation! Without this compromise, there could be no peace. Because there is no peace when people are divided. For peace, there must be unity and when there is a communist government there is no peace. With a democracy, peace is there.

Ronald Reagan’s transcript of his “tear down this wall” speech has gone done in history as one of the more influential speeches. In regards to importance, some people compare Reagan’s speech in West Berlin as being just as influential as other speeches, such as Martin Luther King’s famous speech. Within the transcript, there are some common themes. Some of the themes within the transcript are freedom, prosperity, and union. The purpose of this short paper is to discuss the significant of Reagan’s speech, and possibly discuss some contradictions within the transcript. In America, Reagan’s speech was well received, but in the Soviet Union, it was seen as a treat to all they believed in.

The Berlin Wall had a major impact on humanity’s views on how society should be ruled. Berlin is the capital of Germany. After the ending of WWII, Berlin was split up into East Berlin, and West Berlin. East Berlin was communist, suffered from the repressions of the Communist Party. West Berlin had a better lifestyle, and had financial aid from the United States. From the years between nineteen forty-nine to nineteen sixty-one, approximately 2.5 million people from East Berlin escaped to West Berlin. This toll included skilled workers, professionals, and intellectuals. Because of the loss of these people, the economy in East Berlin was threatened. On August twelve-thirteen, nineteen sixty-one, the Berlin was built in order to stop the people of East Berlin from fleeing. The Berlin wall was a major point during the Cold War, and many opposed it. It gave another reason to detest communism.

“Tear down this wall!” these were the inspiring and captivating words that came out of President Ronald Reagan’s speech at the Berlin Brandenburg Gate on June 12, 1987. Speaking to the Soviet leader Mikahil Gorbachev, Reagan was calling for the unification of East and West Germany. With the destruction of the wall, he believed it would bring not only Germany prosperity, but The Soviet Union as well. During this speech, President Reagan brings forth the benefits of tearing down the wall and unifying Germany once again. He introduces his strategies to create freedom, economic prosperity, and free trade to stop Soviet Expansion. On this day, President Ronald Reagan’s speech was classified as a heroic event. Why? He challenged the Soviet leader like no other president had before.

Berlin Wall or no wall? It separates freedom and communists. In my opinion, I think the wall should be torn down. The wall separates families, no one has equal rights, and the wall is not good for the economies. The wall should come down.

On June 12, 1987 President Ronald Reagan gave his speech “Tear Down this Wall,” in Brandenburg Gate West Berlin Reagan begins by discussing the purpose of the Berlin Wall and how the Communists in August of 1961 built it to keep the Germans from escaping Communist-dominated East Berlin into Democratic West Berlin, that this wall was more than just a wall; it was a stark symbol of decades of a Cold War between the United States and Soviet Russia only to stop short of actual warfare. By giving this speech Reagan had intended to rally the people of West Berlin so the people would accept the western democracy and oppose the Berlin Wall. Due to Reagan being president the words he said had so much impact, he was able to use these appeals towards the German people and provide a very convincing argument.

Hello, The People of Berlin. As many of you know I am Kelsea McDaniel and I am the leader of the Soviet Union. I know all of you are wondering why I put up the Berlin wall. well, I stand here in front of all of you to assure you that the wall is indeed in your best interest. Before The Wall was built we had nearly 100,000 refuges leaving Berlin a year. This means we were losing doctors! Before we could even train them. And other important jobs. We were losing so many people that Berlin's economy would have crashed. I put this wall up to help us grow into a stronger economy. We will not have any more chaos! This wall offers stability in a time like this! My people, we will get through this, I am here to offer peace to you Berliners! The wall

The wall isnt letting people go, its an issue in the society. They need to take it down. Its only gonna make people angry because they will be trapped in berlin forever. They also say that "Lass' sie nach Berlin Kommen' let them come o Berlin." There saying yeah come to Berlin and i bet youll never leave as long as that wall remains.