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by ronald reagan chancellor kohl, governing mayor diepgen, ladies and gentlemen. twenty - four years ago, president john f. kennedy visited berlin, speaking to the people of this city and the world at the city hall. well, since then two other presidents have come, each in his turn, to berlin. and today, i myself, make my second visit to your city. standing before the brandenburg gate, every man is a german, separated from his fellow men. every man is a berliner, forced to look upon a scar. president von weizsaecker has said, the german question is open as long as the brandenburg gate is closed. today i say: as long as this gate is closed, as long as this scar of a wall is permitted to stand, it is not the german question alone that remains open, but the question of freedom for all mankind... in 1947 secretary of state george marshall announced the creation of what would become known as the marshall plan. speaking precisely 40 years ago this month, he said, our policy is directed not against any country or doctrine, but against hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos. in the reichstag a few moments ago, i saw a display commemorating this 40th anniversary of the marshall plan. i was struck by the sign on a burnt - out, gutted structure that was being rebuilt. i understood that berliners of my own generation can remember seeing signs like it dotted throughout the western sectors of the city. the sign read simply, the marshall plan is helping here to strengthen the free world. japan rose from ruin to become an economic giant. italy, france, belgium - virtually every nation in western europe saw political and economic rebirth; the european community was founded. what is reagans main purpose in this passage? to urge an end to communism to threaten the soviet union to explain why he is visiting berlin to applaud small acts of resistance

Explanation:

The passage is about Ronald Reagan's views on the Berlin Wall and related geopolitical - historical context. Reagan emphasizes the negative impact of the wall as a symbol of totalitarianism and hopes for its end as a step towards freedom. He also mentions related historical events like the Marshall Plan. His main purpose is to urge an end to communism which is symbolized by the existence of the Berlin Wall.

Answer:

to urge an end to communism