In this lesson, you learned about the improved relations between the Soviet Union and United States, and how that eventually led to the collapse of the Soviet Union. For this assignment, you will take on the role of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and write a letter to President Ronald Reagan. Your goal is to explain to Reagan your plans for reform in the Soviet Union, and why those reforms are good for the US.

Now you will write the opening paragraph of your letter. Your opening should greet the reader, appeal to the emotion you want the reader to feel, and explain why you are writing.

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In this lesson, you learned about the improved relations between the Soviet Union and United States, and how that eventually led to the collapse of the Soviet Union. For this assignment, you will take on the role of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and write a letter to President Ronald Reagan. Your goal is to explain to Reagan your plans for reform in the Soviet Union, and why those reforms are good for the US.

Now you will write the opening paragraph of your letter. Your opening should greet the reader, appeal to the emotion you want the reader to feel, and explain why you are writing.

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Justine Gill · Answer 1

Dear President Reagan:

I hope you will be excited to hear this news from the Soviet Union. It is time for some serious reforms in our country, and I am thrilled to tell you that I am the one who will institute these reforms.