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The Obama Presidency

Question 3 • EAP-Virginia and US History B CR

The presidential election of 2008 was historic because

Answer
A
the campaign took place during a war.
B
the campaign took place during a recession.
C
the Democratic Party nominated a woman.
D
the Democratic Party nominated an African American.

Explanation

The 2008 election was historic because the Democratic Party nominated Barack Obama, who became the first African American nominated for president by a major U.S. political party. The campaign also took place during a recession and while the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were ongoing, but those circumstances were not unique to this election in the same way.

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