HIST4508 · History
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
The aim is to explore how the Vatican wielded such influence on modern history despite its territorial insignificance. We will look at issues such as: why the Vatican continued to be an important player on the international stage even after the abolition of the Papal States; did it resist modern progressive developments; why in the twentieth century did the Vatican seem to align itself with Fascism; did Pope Pius XII really keep silent in the face of the Holocaust during World War II; and what role did the Vatican play in fall of European Communism.
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Organization
4.7 / 5
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Challenge
4.6 / 5
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Attendance
4.8 / 5
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Assignments
4.3 / 5
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Weekly effort
~5
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Spring 2024
1 sectionFall 2020
1 section