Why did President Reagan call for Soviet leader Gorbachev to “tear down” the Berlin Wall?

Reagan’s 1987 appeal to Gorbachev to “tear down” the Berlin Wall called for an end to a symbol of communist division and oppression. Removing it would represent greater freedom for people in East Berlin and a new era of openness in Europe. The best answer is that the wall’s removal would signal a new era of freedom.

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