Why Was the Summit Between Gorbachev and Reagan at Reykjavik

question 37

Multiple Choice

Why was the summit between Gorbachev and Reagan at Reykjavik significant?

• A) Gorbachev pledged to "bury" the United States and increase the production of weapons.
• B) Both sides agreed that a nuclear war was undesirable and began discussing disarmament.
• C) It was where Reagan demanded that Gorbachev "tear down" the Berlin Wall.
• D) Reagan promised to lend aid to the USSR if it would acknowledge basic human rights.
• E) Tensions between the two men reached levels not seen since the Cuban missile crisis.

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