Document 1: Cartoon by Nicholas Garland published in the Daily Telegraph
in January 1986
Document 2: Extract of a speech given by Ronald Reagan in June 1987 in
Berlin
“And now the Soviets
themselves may, in a limited way, be coming to understand the importance of
freedom. We hear much from Moscow about a new policy of reform and openness.
Some political prisoners have been released. Certain foreign news broadcasts
are no longer being jammed. Some economic enterprises have been permitted to
operate with greater freedom from state control.
Are these
the beginnings of profound changes in the Soviet state? Or are they token
gestures, intended to raise false hopes in the West, or to strengthen the
Soviet system without changing it? We welcome change and openness; for we
believe that freedom and security go together, that the advance of human
liberty can only strengthen the cause of world peace. 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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