CONTEMPORARY AMERICA 1992 2013
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Because he pledged to close down Guantanamo.
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Because he brought countries together to solve problems.
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Because he strengthened international democracy.
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Because he was the first African American president.
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Because he brought peace to his ancestral homeland.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The 2009 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to United States President Barack Obama (b. 1961) for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples".
Detailed explanation-2: -Awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to US President Barack Obama in 2009 failed to achieve what the committee hoped it would, its ex-secretary has said. Geir Lundestad told the AP news agency that the committee hoped the award would strengthen Mr Obama. Instead, the decision was met with criticism in the US.
Detailed explanation-3: -It is conferred by the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo.
Detailed explanation-4: -Liu Xiaobo (Chinese: ; pinyin: Liú Xiǎobō; 28 December 1955 – 13 July 2017) was a Chinese writer, literary critic, human rights activist, philosopher and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who called for political reforms and was involved in campaigns to end communist one-party rule in China.