Here are some more discussion questions (2 from each chapter) regarding McCormick's America's Half-Century.
Chapter 1
What are the two instances that a single hegemonic power overtook the balance of power in the capitalist world economy and what was the crucial element for the formation of this single hegemonic power in both cases?
What gave the ins-and-outers the advantage over the careerists?
Chapter 2
What strategy did the US employ to minimize casualties, achieve continuous victories, and maintain their wealth during WWII?
What was the significance of the Yalta System and what brought it to a close?
Chapter 3
What was the reason for the US to utilize the atomic bomb twice and with such haste?
How was productionism favorable to the US? What did other nations fear about productionism?
Chapter 4
What were the major concerns of American government and big businesses when the dollar gap impacted the trade between America and Europe?
What were the American responses to the dollar gap and how did they influence this crisis?
Chapter 5
What common goal was the US seeking by entering into the Korean War and Vietnam War?
If Vietnam "had little intrinsic value" according to McCormick, then why did the US play such a large role in the war?
Chapter 6
How did the French stand in the way of American hegemony after the return of French leader de Gaulle?
How did the US deal with peripheral nations that turned from being stable parts of economic internationalism to being uncooperative?
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