1987 ⟶ Reagan's 'Tear Down This Wall' Speech
During a visit to West Berlin, U.S. President Ronald Reagan ...
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🧱 Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
Winston Churchill warns of the descent of an Iron Curtain across Europe. Named by Winston Churchill, the aim of the Iron Curtain was to create a divide between the developing countries in Europe and the ones still under political influence and dictatorship (Soviet Union).⟶
Winston ChurchillIron CurtainCold WarIdeologyEuropeSoviet UnionDivisionPolitics
🗣️ John F. Kennedy's 'Ich bin ein Berliner' Speech
U.S. President John F. Kennedy delivers his "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech in Berlin.⟶
USCold WarBerlinGermanyKennedyPoliticsRhetoricEurope
📜 Reagan Denounces Soviet Human Rights Abuses
President Ronald Reagan signs P.L. 97-157 denouncing the government of the Soviet Union that it should cease its abuses of the basic human rights of its citizens.⟶
ReaganHuman RightsSoviet UnionCold WarIdeologyPropagandaUS Foreign Policy
👿 Reagan Labels Soviet Union 'Evil Empire'
In speech to the National Association of Evangelicals, Reagan labels the Soviet Union an "evil empire".⟶
ReaganSoviet UnionCold WarIdeologyPropagandaUS Foreign PolicyEvil EmpireRhetoric
🧱 Reagan's 'Tear Down This Wall' Speech
During a visit to West Berlin, U.S. President Ronald Reagan challenges Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev in a speech: "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" (The Berlin Wall).⟶
Berlin WallRonald ReaganMikhail GorbachevCold WarUSEuropeSpeechSymbolic ActIdeology
🤝 INF Treaty Signed
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is signed in Washington, D.C. by U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Some later claim this was the unofficial beginning of the end of the Cold War. Gorbachev agrees to START I treaty.⟶
INF TreatyNuclear WeaponsCold WarArms ControlUSUSSRGorbachevReaganTreaty