What is the Nobel Peace Prize?

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  1. 4. Less than one years into office, Obama was given an __________ desired by world leaders everywhere.
  2. 5. The Nobel Peace Prize is one of several Nobel categories that include chemistry, physics, medicine, __________, and literature.
  3. 7. Some people believe Nobel was a peaceful man at heart, and felt sorry that his __________, dynamite, was used to kill people.
  4. 9. One morning in October 2009, U.S __________ Barack Obama woke up to surprising news.
  5. 11. He did this by __________ with different country leaders.
  6. 12. The Nobel Peace Prize is an award given to an individual or a group considered to be the best __________ of peace during the year.
  7. 13. Bertha was an international peace __________ who later won the award herself in 1905.
  8. 14. Nobel was a scientist and __________, which explains why there are so many award categories in science.
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  1. 1. Other say it was __________ of his good friend, Bertha Von Suttner.
  2. 2. However, the reason why he made the __________ Prize is not certain.
  3. 3. Past winners of the Nobel Peace Prize include international groups like the Red __________.
  4. 6. According to the nobel committee, Obama was being awarded for his work towards promoting __________ peace.
  5. 8. The winners are chosen by a group of five members __________ by the Norwegian government.
  6. 10. Individual winners include Mother Teresa, and former South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung for his work towards __________ rights in East Asia.