HIST 111 West in the World II: Creation of the Modern Age (WT)
This course surveys the momentous events in Western history from the bitter wars of religion in the sixteenth-century to the Cold War of the twentieth century. Students learn how kings created absolutist monarchies and why citizens destroyed them in the French Revolution. The course also examines how the Industrial Revolution shook the foundations of human society. Finally, the course asks students to think through the terrible consequences of WWI and WWII. This examination of historical narrative and analysis of the West helps students better understand the patterns and diversity of complex societies.