News Report from February 27, 2009 WASHINGTON, DC. - At a speech to Marines at Camp Lejune in North Carolina, President Barack Obama said he
plans to withdraw most U. S troops from Iraq by the end of August 2010
Approximately 40,000 troops would remain in Iraq, however, but would be gradually withdrawn by December 31,
2011, a deadline set under an agreement between the Bush administration and the Iragi government last year,
"Let me say this as plainly as I can: By August 31, 2010, our combat mission in Iraq will end." Obama said to
cheering Marines, 'By any measure, this has already been a long war, and it is time to bring our troops home with
the honor they have earned'
This news report shows a President's role as
A)
party leader
B)
Chief Executive
C) economic leader
D)
Commander in Chief

- "the civil rights movements"

- "following the american civil war and abolition of slavery, the united states entered a period known as reconstruction, during which black americans continued to suffer from disenfranchisement, racial segregation, and economic oppression. beginning in the early 1950's, black americans launched a series of major campaigns of civil resistance, emphasizing the need for nonviolent protests and civil disobedience."

"such as the montgomery bus boycott of 1955-56, a campaign launched by rosa parks against the policy of racial segregation of the public transit system in alabama. “sit-ins” became popular across the american south, particularly in greensboro, north carolina, increase national sentiment."

- "the counterculture movement"

- "counterculture began to develop in the united states following the rise of conformity in american culture during the 1950s. by 1963, youth, particularly those of the white middle class, began rejecting the cultural standards and normality of their parents, opting for progressive attitudes instead. the movement gained momentum as the civil rights movement became increasingly successful and as the u.s. military intervention of vietnam began to take a negative turn."

"hippie counterculture moved further into popular culture following the summer of love in 1967 when thousands of people came together in the haight-ashbury neighborhood of san francisco. along with greenwich village in new york city, haight-ashbury became a hub for the counterculture movement."