Barack Obama made history as the first black president of the United States but his rise to power was a story of resilience and change elected in 2008 Obama took office during the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression he passed a $787 billion Recovery Act stabilizing the economy and saving millions of jobs in 2010 Obama signed the Affordable Care Act extending Health Care coverage to over 20 million uninsured Americans on foreign policy he ended the Iraq War and ordered the na seal raid that killed Osama Bin Laden Obama also Advanced Progressive policies on climate change signing the Paris agreement to combat global warming despite intense political opposition his two terms reshaped America's domestic policy and Global role please don't forget to subscribe see you in the next part