Big stick ideology, big stick diplomacy, or big stick policy<span> refers to U.S. President </span>Theodore Roosevelt<span>'s </span>foreign policy<span>: "speak softly, and carry a big stick."</span>
He embarked on a mission to unite all Germanic peoples into one kingdom, and convert his subjects to Christianity. A skilled military strategist, he spent much of his reign engaged in warfare in order to accomplish his goals. In 800, Pope Leo III (750-816) crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Romans. In this role, he encouraged the Carolingian Renaissance, a cultural and intellectual revival in Europe
Saint Francis of Assissi had a <em>personal experience</em> with God, resulting in his <em>conversion, salvation and a life devoted to serving God</em> and the people in a different way from the traditional church. He practiced what Jesus taught in the Scriptures, in simplicity and sincerity, and he expected that his fellow disciples did the same to spread the gospel. This had a tremendous impact on people's lives.
The main reason why OPEC imposed an oil embargo on the US is because the US supported Israel in its “Yom Kippur War” with Egypt, and OPEC was made up of states that were against Israel, who was fighting the war against Egypt.
