Detailed Instructions: In this task you will be given a text passage from a trivia quiz. You should choose the category this question belongs to from these categories: History, Science, Social Science, Fine Arts, Literature. You can only choose one category, so if in doubt, please choose the closest match.
Problem:This politician espoused Social Darwinism in The Cult of Weakness. This politician was appointed as the fifth US Ambassador to West Germany and had worked with Paul van Zeeland as the first Director-General of the Atlantic Institute. This politician also escorted Nikita Khrushchev while serving as the third US Ambassador to the UN. This politician sent Cable 243 in response to the Xa Loi Pagoda raids while serving as the sixth US Ambassador to South Vietnam. In a 1936 Senate election, this politician defeated Governor James Michael Curley but this senator would later be defeated by (*) John F. Kennedy in the 1952 senate election in Massachusetts. He was again defeated by JFK in the 1960 presidential election as Richard Nixon's running mate. For 10 points, name this grandson of a former Massachusetts Senator who had opposed the League of Nations.
Solution:
History