What did Barack Obama win the Nobel Prize for?

Peace
The 2009 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to United States President Barack Obama for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples”.

What was unique about the 2008 presidential election?

Not only was the 2008 election the first time since 1952 that neither the incumbent president nor the incumbent vice president was a candidate in the general election, but it was also the first time since the 1928 election that neither sought his party’s nomination for president; as Bush was term-limited from seeking …

Who ran against Obama the 1st time?

2008 United States presidential election

Nominee	Barack Obama	John McCain
Party	Democratic	Republican
Home state	Illinois	Arizona
Running mate	Joe Biden	Sarah Palin
Electoral vote	365	173

Why did Obama create the Clean Power Plan?

The Clean Power Plan was an Obama administration policy aimed at combating anthropogenic climate change (global warming) that was first proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in June 2014.

What can we learn from Obama’s presidency?

Black America’s conception of ourselves was forever changed by Barack Obama’s presidency. For African Americans, the first family helped to unlock the transformational potential that always existed in democracy’s beating heart, but which too often excluded black Americans. Today, that is no longer the case.

How did Obama’s presidency affect black children?

One picture of Obama’s impact on black children remains especially poignant. A five-year-old African American boy visiting the White House asked to feel the president’s hair, as if to assure himself that the leader of the free world not only looked like him, but had similar hair as well. It’s one of the defining moments of Obama’s presidency.

What will be Obama’s lasting impact on American life?

Obama’s lasting impact on American life may turn out to have been greatest in terms of the crises that did not happen. Despite teetering on the edge of economic catastrophe, the nation did not fall into the abyss of a second Great Depression in 2009.

How will Obama’s presidency affect the African migration crisis?

Barack Obama’s presidency may reinforce his country’s attractiveness in the eyes of Africans, an active part of whom turn away from the “European eldorado” in favour of the “American dream”, which remains one of the main driving forces behind the migratory flows towards the United States.