U.S.A. - Spanish America : challenge and response

America - nomenclature and "discovery" European reactions colonization, north and south essence and identity Spanish America in search of identity a view of Spanish America the United States - problems of identity Spanish Americans view the United States European and Canadian views of the United States the two Americas - old habits, new challenges. Appendices: concerning the "Frontier Thesis" of Frederick Jackson Turner concerning national character concerning the Puritans and puritanism concerning US intervention concerning dependency and underdevelopment.