| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-18页 |
| ·Research Background | 第11-12页 |
| ·Research at Home and Abroad | 第12-15页 |
| ·Brief Review on Researches of American Frontier Spirit | 第12-14页 |
| ·Brief Review on Researches of American Expansions | 第14-15页 |
| ·Content and Significance of the Research and its Innovative Points | 第15-18页 |
| Chapter 2 An Overall Description of Frontier Spirit | 第18-32页 |
| ·The Definition of Frontier Spirit | 第18页 |
| ·The Formation of Frontier Spirit | 第18-28页 |
| ·The Founding of“a City upon a Hill” | 第19-22页 |
| ·The Emergence of West Development | 第22-26页 |
| ·Ideological Theory | 第26-28页 |
| ·The Role and Nature of Frontier Spirit in the Growth of the United States | 第28-32页 |
| Chapter 3 Frontier Spirit in North American Continental Expansion | 第32-45页 |
| ·Westward Immigration and Rise of Frontier Spirit | 第32-34页 |
| ·Expansionist Activities in the Cloak of Frontier Spirit | 第34-45页 |
| ·Conversion for the Indians | 第34-40页 |
| ·Conquering North American Continent | 第40-45页 |
| Chapter 4 Frontier Spirit in Overseas Territorial Expansions | 第45-55页 |
| ·Mission of Passing American Frontier Spirit | 第45-46页 |
| ·Oversea Territorial Expansions under the Sense of Mission | 第46-52页 |
| ·Conquest for East Asia | 第46-50页 |
| ·Conquest for Latin America | 第50-51页 |
| ·Involvement in European Politics | 第51-52页 |
| ·The Start of Cultural Diplomacy | 第52-55页 |
| Chapter 5 Frontier Spirit in Global Expansions after World War II | 第55-69页 |
| ·The Competitions with the Soviet Union in Cold War | 第55-62页 |
| ·Kennedy’s“New Frontier”Policy | 第56-58页 |
| ·Huge Decline from Mid 1960s to Early 1980s | 第58-59页 |
| ·Reagan’s“High Frontier”Strategy | 第59-61页 |
| ·Future Competition of Outer Space | 第61-62页 |
| ·Invisible Ways of Passing Frontier Spirit | 第62-69页 |
| ·Political Cultural Permeation | 第63-64页 |
| ·Transmission of Democracy | 第64-65页 |
| ·Expansion of American Popular Culture | 第65-69页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第69-73页 |
| Works Cited | 第73-74页 |
| Bibliography | 第74-77页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第77页 |
