Review of American Nationalism and the Historical Development

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.211020.292How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Nationalism, America, Manifest Destiny, Isolationism

Abstract

This article outlines the history of American nationalism and analyzes the reasons for its recent increase. The paper describes the benefits and dangers of American nationalism for the United States and the world. It identifies the decreasing share of the American middle class and the increasing minority population as the reasons for the recent rise of American nationalism. This study is based on the research method of literature review. Data sources included books from John Fousek, which argue for the merging of American nationalism and American international intervention in the Cold War. This study also cites several Trump speeches to argue for Trump’s nationalist tendencies and Trump’s contribution to American nationalism. This study outlines the journey of American nationalism from its origins in opposition to British colonial rule to its legitimization of American expansion into the West and its merging with American international interventionism during the Cold War. It discusses the reasons for the recent extremes of American nationalism due to the shrinking American middle class and the growth of ethnic minorities. The recent rise of extreme nationalism around the world has exacerbated conflicts within and between many countries and has threatened world peace and the democracy of various countries. The significance of this study is to outline nationalism in the United States, explain the reasons for the rise of nationalism in the United States, and warn of the dangers of extreme nationalism in the United States and around the world.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

Open Access

This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Haoyang Tian
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/10/21
TI  - Review of American Nationalism and the Historical Development
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Public Relations and Social Sciences (ICPRSS 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 977
EP  - 983
SN  - 2352-5398
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