Question

Which choice correctly analyzes Reagan’s response to the threat Khrushchev made in the 1950s?

A) He urges more cooperation between the USSR and the West


B) He admits that the Soviet Union had a clearer conception of freedom than the West did.


C) He demands that Gorbachev apologize for the warlike threats which his predecessors had made.


D) He points to the fact that the Soviet Union has failed to keep pace with the successes of the West.

Answer 1

Answer: D) He points to the fact that the Soviet Union has failed to keep pace with the successes of the West.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is based on the speech, “Tear Down This Wall” made by President Ronald Reagan when he visited Berlin on June 12, 1987.

He made mention of the fact that in the 1950s, Premier Khrushchev of the Soviet Union had implied that they would surpass the West but instead what was now obvious was that the Soviet Union had been outpaced by the countries of the West and were suffering from lesser standards of health, little food and technological backwardness.