Question

EDIT: The answer is A. I just finished the quiz & don't need help with this anymore, leaving it up incase other people need it :-)

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Read this excerpt from "The Sinews of Peace" by Winston Churchill:


In those days there were high hopes and unbounded confidence that the wars were over, and that the League of Nations would become all-powerful. I do not see or feel that same confidence or even the same hopes in the haggard world at the present time.


Which phrase best describes Churchill's purpose for including this passage in his speech?


A) to forewarn that there is no guarantee that people are capable of ending war (The answer)

B) to suggest that the United Nations will be successful

C) to prevent people from becoming too pessimistic

D) to claim that he was never hopeful or confident about the League of Nations

Answer 1

i think The answer is A.

Answer 2

Answer: A) to forewarn that there is no guarantee that people are capable of ending war is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

"The Sinews of Peace", also known as "Iron Courtain Speech" is considered as Winston Churchill's most important speech. He delivered it on March 5, 1946, as Leader of the Opposition. According to Robert Rhodes James, the speech is considered by Russians as the beginning of the Cold War.

Due to the context in Europe and across the world, where tension was increasing between two extreme poles after World War II, the phrase is used by the speaker to indicate that even though past events might not bring hope, humans have the ability to stop war.