Isolationist views were strong in the USA after the end of WWI. The Senate refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles and the adhesion treaty of the League of Nations. Politicians and the public opinion were afraid of any agreements that could mean commitments in foreign conflicts.
Religion in Ancient Egypt was not created for the reason of making a pharaoh look to the eyes of those as a god. But, religion did make the people think the pharaoh was a god.
