As solidification of linear thinking,"outlook of historical progress" of the original meaning has lost its rationality of existence,but as the idea of historical progres of ideal category,it still has the necessity of existence.

In this paper, after studying a variety of western social, cultural and literature ideas or concepts as well as relevant major works since Greek and Roman times, the author points out how westerners have formed the advanced history view in the process of self-identity to shape popular narration, hoping to find the way to identify Chinese.

On the other hand,it is not surprising to note that League of Nations was of historic progressiveness in many fields,such as innovation of international organizations,preserving world peace,promotion of economic cooperation,acceleration of cooperation in education,science,culture,health,and internat.