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In 1925 U.S. [[Vice President]] [[Charles Dawes]] was awarded the Peace Prize for stabilizing the German economy with the Dawes Plan (1924). It involved making humanitarian loans to Germany which were used to pay [[reparations]] to Britain and France and other Allies, who in turn paid off their war debts to the U.S. The Plan succeeded in restoring prosperity to Europe.

In 1925 U.S. [[Vice President]] [[Charles Dawes]] was awarded the Peace Prize for stabilizing the German economy with the Dawes Plan (1924). It involved making humanitarian loans to Germany which were used to pay [[reparations]] to Britain and France and other Allies, who in turn paid off their war debts to the U.S. The Plan succeeded in restoring prosperity to Europe.

The dictator [[Adolf Hitler]] was a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1939 as was [[Joseph Stalin]] in 1945.<ref>https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/facts/peace/ Facts on the Nobel Peace Prize</ref>

The dictator [[Adolf Hitler]] was a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1939 for the [[Munich Pact]].  [[Joseph Stalin]] was nominated in 1945.<ref>https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/facts/peace/ Facts on the Nobel Peace Prize</ref>

[[File:Martin Luther King Jr nobel peace prize.jpg|left|175px|thumb|[[Martin Luther King, Jr.]], who preached non-violence, won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize.]]

[[File:Martin Luther King Jr nobel peace prize.jpg|left|175px|thumb|[[Martin Luther King, Jr.]], who preached non-violence, won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize.]]

In 1964 [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. His acceptance speech started saying:

In 1964 [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. His acceptance speech started saying:

{{quotebox-float|I accept the Nobel Prize for Peace at a moment when twenty-two million Negroes of the United States of America are engaged in a creative battle to end the long night of racial injustice. I accept this award in behalf of a civil rights movement which is moving with determination and a majestic scorn for risk and danger to establish a reign of freedom and a rule of justice... I accept this award today with an abiding faith in America and an audacious faith in the future of mankind. I refuse to accept despair as the final response to the ambiguities of history. I refuse to accept the idea that the "isness" of man's present nature makes him morally incapable of reaching up for the eternal "oughtness" that forever confronts him.  <ref>http://www.drmartinlutherkingjr.com/nobelpeaceprize.htm</ref>}}

{{quotebox-float|I accept the Nobel Prize for Peace at a moment when twenty-two million Negroes of the United States of America are engaged in a creative battle to end the long night of racial injustice. I accept this award in behalf of a civil rights movement which is moving with determination and a majestic scorn for risk and danger to establish a reign of freedom and a rule of justice... I accept this award today with an abiding faith in America and an audacious faith in the future of mankind. I refuse to accept despair as the final response to the ambiguities of history. I refuse to accept the idea that the "isness" of man's present nature makes him morally incapable of reaching up for the eternal "oughtness" that forever confronts him.  <ref>http://www.drmartinlutherkingjr.com/nobelpeaceprize.htm</ref>}}

In 1978 Egyptian president [[Anwar Sadat]] and [[Israel]]i prime minister [[Menachem Begin]] jointly won the prize for the [[Camp David Accords]].  [[Nelson Mandela]] won in 1993 with former [[South Africa]] president Frederik Willem de Klerk for a peaceful transfer of power to black majority rule.<ref>https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1993/ The Nobel Peace Prize 1993</ref> Former President [[Jimmy Carter]] won the award in 2002.<ref>https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2002/ The Nobel Peace Prize 2002</ref> and  

In 1978 Egyptian president [[Anwar Sadat]] and [[Israel]]i prime minister [[Menachem Begin]] jointly won the prize for the [[Camp David Accords]].   

 

 

[[Nelson Mandela]] won in 1993 with former [[South Africa]] president Frederik Willem de Klerk for a peaceful transfer of power to black majority rule.<ref>https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1993/ The Nobel Peace Prize 1993</ref> Former President [[Jimmy Carter]] won the award in 2002.<ref>https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2002/ The Nobel Peace Prize 2002</ref> and  

[[File:Nobel Prize nominee.PNG|right|200px|thumb|The Black Lives Matter terrorist organization was nominated for the Prize in 2021.]]

[[File:Nobel Prize nominee.PNG|right|200px|thumb|The Black Lives Matter terrorist organization was nominated for the Prize in 2021.]]

In 2009 [[Barack Obama]] became the third sitting U.S. President<ref name=wilsons>Wilson, Scott (October 10, 2009). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/09/AR2009100900914.html "President Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize"]. ''Washington Post'' website.  See [[Washington Post]].</ref> to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "''for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples''".<ref>[https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2009/press.html "The Nobel Prize for 2009: Press release"] (October 9, 2009).  Nobel Prize website [Oslo, Norway]/Nobel Prizes/Peace/Laureates/2009.  Accessed May 13, 2012.</ref> Obama stated that he was "surprised and deeply humbled" to receive the unexpected award,<ref>CNN (October 9, 2009). [https://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/09/nobel.peace.prize/index.html?eref=ib_us "Obama: Nobel Peace Prize is 'Call to Action'"]. CNN website/World/Europe.</ref> and also said, "To be honest, I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who've been honored by this prize—men and women who have inspired me and inspired the entire world through their courageous pursuit of peace".<ref name=wilsons /> The award was widely criticized given Obama's then lack of accomplishments.<ref>Multiple references:

In 2009 [[Barack Obama]] became the third sitting U.S. President<ref name=wilsons>Wilson, Scott (October 10, 2009). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/09/AR2009100900914.html "President Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize"]. ''Washington Post'' website.  See [[Washington Post]].</ref> to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "''for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples''".<ref>[https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2009/press.html "The Nobel Prize for 2009: Press release"] (October 9, 2009).  Nobel Prize website [Oslo, Norway]/Nobel Prizes/Peace/Laureates/2009.  Accessed May 13, 2012.</ref> Obama stated that he was "surprised and deeply humbled" to receive the unexpected award,<ref>CNN (October 9, 2009). [https://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/09/nobel.peace.prize/index.html?eref=ib_us "Obama: Nobel Peace Prize is 'Call to Action'"]. CNN website/World/Europe.</ref> and also said, "To be honest, I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who've been honored by this prize—men and women who have inspired me and inspired the entire world through their courageous pursuit of peace".<ref name=wilsons /> The award was widely criticized given Obama's then lack of accomplishments.<ref>Multiple references: