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Questions:
a.Summary: Summarize the main points of Reagan’s speech. What were Reagan’s reasons for calling for the fall of the Wall? Summarize the main points of the news coverage. What were the immediate reactions and consequences to the fall of the Wall?
b.Context Why do you think the Berlin Wall fell when it did? Was the fall of the Berlin Wall a victory for democracy over communism? What had been the consequences of the wall? What good things did people think would come from the fall of the wall?
c.The Issue Today The fall of the Berlin Wall was the symbolic end to the Cold War. What have American relations with Communist countries been like since the turn of the 21st century? Is the Cold War really over or has it changed? Be sure to use specific examples to support your points.
d.Resources
1.Hart, G. (2011, December 12). Russia and the United States in the 21st Century. Retrieved from The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/12/russia-and-the-united-states-in-the-21st-century/249831/
2.U.S. Relations with China: 1949-2018. (2018). Retrieved from the Council on Foreign Policy: https://www.cfr.org/timeline/us-relations-china
3.Bader, J., D. Dollar, & R. Hass. (2017) U.S.-China Relations, 6 months into the Trump Presidency. Retrieved from The Brookings Institute: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2017/08/14/u-s-china-relations-6-months-into-the-trump-presidency/
4.Felter, C. & D. Renwick. (2018). U.S.-Cuba Relations. Retrieved from the Council on Foreign Relations: https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/us-cuba-relations