During president obama’s first term in office, he promised to withdraw troops from afghanistan. continued the withdrawal of troops from iraq. officially ended the war in afghanistan. sent large numbers of us troops to iraq.

Your answer would be B). continued the withdrawal of troops from Iraq

During President Obama’s first term in office, he continued the withdrawal of troops from Iraq.

President Obama:

Former President Barack Obama was the 44th president of the United States. He was in office from January 20, 2009 to January 20, 2017. He was part of the Democratic Party.

Explanation:

The reason why "B). continued the withdrawal of troops from Iraq" would be your answer is because:

President Obama promised to continue removing troops that were in Iraq. The person that actually decided to remove troops from Iraq was Former President George W. Bush; the president before Obama came into office. George was the one that signed the removal of the troops in 2008, when he and Iraq officials signed an agreement.

When George W. Bush left office, there were still troops in Iraq, so Obama just kept removing them like what George did. But when Obama was still continuing to remove troops, ISIS started to gain more power in Iraq, which was a very big problem for many countries, so the troops had  to return to Iraq again to bring down the forces of Iraq. The return of the troops was in 2014.

Why the other answer choices are incorrect:

The reason why answer choice "A).  he promised to withdraw troops from Afghanistan" is incorrect because:

He didn't promise to remove all of the troops. The place that Obama was focusing on was Iraq, since there were a lot of troops there that were if need of coming home to see their families. This is the reason why this answer choice would be eliminated.

The reason why answer choice "C). officially ended the war in Afghanistan" is incorrect because:

The war in Afghanistan never ended when Obama was in office. The war kept going on and U.S troops were always being sent to Afghanistan to fight it. This is the reason why this answer choice would be eliminated.

The reason why answer choice "D). sent large numbers of US troops to Iraq." is incorrect because:

His goal was to not send a huge amount of troops to Iraq. When he got into office, he continued to remove troops from Iraq. He didn't send a huge number of troops to Iraq when he got into office. This is the reason why this answer choice would be eliminated.

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President Obama announced the withdrawal of his troops in October after talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Obama said he and Maliki agreed to the decision.

The top US military official has said he is worried about the future of Iraq following the withdrawal of US troops but agrees with President Barack Obama's decision to withdraw troops from the country before the end of the year.

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was also present. He told the committee that he believed Iraq had the ability to handle the various challenges they faced, including extremist attacks, conflicts between political factions, and defense against outside attacks.

Before the announcement, there was a possibility that US troops would continue to stay in the country after the December 31 deadline set in 2008.

NATO has planned to retain 13,000 troops including 9,800 Americans in advisory and anti-terrorism capacities in Afghanistan during the 2015 Afghanistan War phase and they are expected to maintain a presence inside Afghanistan until the end of 2016.

A further decision to send more troops comes after the government completes a broader Afghan policy review.

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the expansion of the rule of empires over other territories took place as a result of several reasons including economic, ethnocentric, political, and religious, and exploratory purposes.

in terms of economic purposes: imperial governments aimed to maximize profits and with that purpose they neeeded cheap labor, access to or control of markets to sell or buy products. they also desired to find natural resources (precious metals and land). in the awake of   industrial revolution, dependent colonies provided the necessary raw materials that european factories and market needed to manufacture products.  

ethnocentric: many territories were conquered by imperial territories in an attempt to spread their cultures, values and belief as they considered them to be superior. in the late 19th century, for example, european powers held   the racist belief that inferior races should be conquered in order to “civilize” them.

political: another reason that drove conquer and expansion was patriotism and growing imperial power. it refers to national prestige, pride, and security. empires sought strategic territory to ensure access for their navies and armies around the world.

religious: the aim of converting new member of other religions was another factor that prompted expansion.   christian missionaries from europe established churches in conquered territories during the nineteenth century. thus, they spread western cultural values. furthermore, the imperial nation’s language was spread as well, through educational and religious interactions.

exploratory: imperial nations or their citizens aimed to explore territory that was unknown to them,   for different purposes including medical or scientific research, however, at the very   beginning, they did it to embark on adventure. furthermore, imperial explorers sought to discover, map, and claim territory before their imperial competition did, for national and personal glory as well as to realize the imperialist goal of expansion.