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Reagan tells General Secretary Gorbachev to, Come here to this gate, open this gate, and tear down this wall! Which of these BEST explains Reagan's purpose for using this language?​

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Explanation: Gorbachev, tear down this wall!". Reagan called for the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, to open the Berlin Wall, which had encircled West Berlin since 1961.

President Reagan talked about tearing down the Berlin Wall as a symbol of the Cold War. There is one sign the Soviets can make that would be unmistakable, that would advance dramatically the cause of freedom and peace."

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