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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Predicate Object
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 of America
surface form: United States
historicalPeriod Reagan administration
historicalSignificance iconic moment of the Cold War
one of Ronald Reagan's most famous speeches
hostGovernment West Germany
surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
language English
location Brandenburg Gate
locationDetail near the Berlin Wall
mediaCoverage international television
medium live speech
nearStructure Berlin Wall
partOf Reagan administration
surface form: 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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