To begin to understand, it is important to remember that America’s founding was initiated by Christian refugees from Northern Europe. From 1620 to 1900, the primary textbook in America was the Christian Bible. Early Americans were following the teachings of God’s greatest gift to the world, His Son, Jesus Christ. Therein lies the very foundation of the American way of life.
Before I proceed, I must digress to deflect potential “what about this and what about that,” kinds of questions. Throughout the history of mankind, one peoples have been conquering other peoples all over the globe. World history books devote volume after volume with detailed study of this fact. Starting in 1492, when Europeans first came to the Americas, they came as conquerors.
From the southernmost tip of South America to the northernmost tip of North America, the newly arrived Europeans had their sights set on conquering the newly found western hemisphere. The process wasn’t pretty, but it was only repeating what has gone on throughout human history, and indigenous people be damned. The official language in every nation in the Americas is a European language. What is identified as the United States of America was no different.
It wasn’t until the 20th century that the United States came into its own as a world power. America’s participation in WWI was the first recognition for America on the world stage. Then after WWII, the United States became a world super-power. After WWII, America also did something completely unheard of in human history. America helped rebuild the defeated enemy nations and the nations of our European and Asian allies. This was the beginning of America being the world’s piggy bank.