Question

The speech that Winston Churchill delivered in 1946 was called “The Sinews of Peace.” Sinews is another word for a tendon or ligament, something that binds the body together. What does the word “sinews” show about Churchill’s beliefs?
He believed that the war was over and peace would prevail.

He believed that peace was fragile.

He believed that the world needed to work together for peace.

Answer 1

The answer is the last choice or C. This is because Churchill believed that in order to achieve peace with other nations they needed to cooperate and work together with one another much like the tendons and ligaments in our bodies do.

Answer 2

Using the word "sinew" suggests that there are many components of what make peace work, and it implies that we as people must know how to be peaceful by cooperating with each other.