Before World War Ii Development Of Individualism In The United States

The value is an important content in the Trans-Culture research. In a certain significance , it is the core of one kind of cultural. Therefore,if we lack the understanding of another national basic values, It maybe become the main reason that causes misunderstanding and prejudice between the nationality.America which has short history relatively and huge achievement plays a very important role in international affairs. As the American basic value idea, individualism has the noticeable function in American history. The author attempts to elaborate the society development and the mainstream of thought in America thoroughly to find the influence to the individualism. Moreover, the changes and the enrichment of the individualism in the different time would be present in the article through the analysis.So,this article has important academic value; In addition, the trace of individualism in the American history environment can comprehensively unfolds the multiple connotation and its own flexibility of individualism.These summary can help to understand the American behavior pattern.This is the practical significance of the article. This article has fully used the domestic authoritative scholar's research results and the massive foreign languages material.It divides American history into four parts: theAmerican colony and founding time, the western movement time, the industrialization time and the great depression time. In the different time, the individualism has the different emphasis point. Individualism is the basic value idea which the American cannot discard.It is greatly strengthened compatible .First, in its colony and founding time: Protestantism initiation North America people's individualism faith. The religion freely promoted the realization of free and equality in the common custom society. The initiation thought is in the front to guard the free and equal.It impelled the Occur of America independ war which affected the expansion of individualism. The individualism had experienced the firm struggle ofAmerican people and became American"self-evident"truth. Second, western movement time: the opinion of Benjamin Franklin and represent the early individualism thought. They refined the individualism to American nationality spirit. The American with the dream of pursuing free and equality moved to develop and settle in the west of America. The difficult course and the democracy practice in the border area strengthened status of American individualism, and made individualism become American characteristic .