Question

Which premise underlies Reagan's demand that Gorbachev "tear down this wall"?

o that the United States is much more powerful than the Soviet Union
that the people of Eastern Europe will pressure Gorbachev to act
that Gorbachev agrees that Communism must end all over the world
that the Soviet Union desires and is moving in the direction of reform

Answer 1

Answer: that the Soviet Union desires and is moving in the direction of reform

Step-by-step explanation:

The Soviet Union at the time of this speech, was under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev who had spoken of his desire to reform the Soviet Union and its ideas on Communism.

He had passed significant reforms such as freedom of speech and seemed committed to the reforms he spoke of. President Reagan therefore inferred in his speech that if the Soviets really did want to move in the direction of reform, they should show it to the world by tearing down the Berlin Wall.