1. The Dreyfus Affair
... view, Jews were the most dependable element in society because they did not really belong to it. The parliamentary system allowed the liberal bourgeoisie to gain control of the state machine. Jews had never belonged to this bourgeoisie and therefore were regarded by the latter with a baseless suspicion. The regime no longer needed the Jews as much as before, thus the ... its elements grew in importance during the twentieth century. The first is the hatred of the Jews; the second, suspicion of the republic itself, of the Parliament, and the state machine. The larger section of the public...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate