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The culmination of the four-semester history cycle, Modern World History considers the secularization of the West from the revolutionary age to nearly the present. This course explores the development and effects of concepts like nationalism, liberalism, and imperialism; dehumanizing forces like slavery and eugenics; the recurring phases of industrialization; different political economic theories; and global conflicts. This course also considers the role of the Church in the modern world including the many Catholic persecutions; papal responses to contemporary ills; and the revolution in the Church in the form of Vatican II. While the West has created material abundance, it has lost its sense of the supernatural, sparking debate about its most fundamental values.