The Protestant Culture And American Diplomacy

Isolationism and expansionism are very important in the diplomatic history of USA. America gain the benefit of America by utilizing two foreign policy which seems paradoxical. I try to analyze isolationism and expansionism from the angle of the Protestation culture in this article. I hope we can know of the relation between isolationism and expansionism by reading this article.Firstly,The Protestation culture of America. There are two main viewpoint: Sense of superiority and The mission of genius. After several years, Immigrant had adapted well to American environment successfully. Their spirit was free, and they had abundant resource, good geography position. Some people began knowing of the American particularity. In their viewpoint, they were chosen and protected by God, so they had to bear God duty to save the other races, and they would try their best to bring light to other races. The sense of mission had its origin in forepart immigrant's religionary belief.Secondly, Isolationism and the Protestation culture. There are three factors. In the first place, Exclusionism. Localism is one kind of main factors which result in exclusionism. From Colonial epoch, Protestation had been the main religion in the America, but Protestation had many factions, they didn't believe in each other, they doubted others were not loyal to America, which result in the development of localism. On the other hand, Protestation thought their bloodline was noble ,the other races were hangdog, especially, Black people, so they had rights to govern others, they thought this right was given by God. In the next place, the influence of the sense of mission. American dreaded the outer world. They considered America was new world, they were protected by God, which was the hope of human, it was necessary for America to distance himself from other races, until America would have been a developed country. They thought it was only way to accomplish their duty, because, firstly they should keep their chasteness. So Finally, Protestation was realist. It was very different from Latin Church and eastern religion, they didn't care the study of theory, they paid main attention to reality, so the development of America economy was very fast, although there were few books about theory in this era.Thirdly, Expansionism and the Protestation culture. Ethnocentrism and the mission of genius, globalism were very important factors for America foreign policy. About racialism, they thought all races have several grades, honky was most excellent than other races. They excluded the other races, in their eyes, the other races was given up by God. By the sense of mission, America had duty to give others races light and hope, so they must expand territory. Not only American, but also all human could benefit from America expansion. Finally, Protestation believed Jesus can save all human, and only Jesus could save this world. Their gospel could be used by all over the world. America had right and obligation to obey and implement this gospel of Protestation. By establishing international system, giving up economic profit, offering aid to poor countries and so on, this world could become better.Finally, what is the inherent relation between isolationism and expansionism? The answer is the Protestation culture. It is mental motility for isolationism and expansionism. The Protestation culture has dual meanings. Protestation thought it was very important to keep their chasteness, on the other hand, in their opinion, they bore the duty, and they were Christ. So they should eliminate poverty, superstition and illness, in order that all human could gain free by expanding. In other words, the contradiction of foreign policy results from the dual meanings of the Protestation culture from the lay of ideology. The Protestation culture is motility in the spirit; this is the inherent relation of isolationism and expansionism.