Essays Tagged: "Dreyfus affair"

The Title is Antisemitism and the Dreyfus Affair. It answers the question of whether or not Cpt. Dreyfus would have been arrested if he was not a jew. The essay states that he would not have been.

Antisemitism and the Dreyfus AffairThe Semite is money-grubbing, greedy scheming, subtle, sly; the Aryan is enthusiastic, ... ation that he has not made.This was an extreme, but not uncommon view in France around the time the Dreyfus affair broke out. It was taken out of on of the best-selling, most widely read books of nine ... e. These sentiments, brought along by the Franco-Prussian war and immigration, were what caused the Dreyfus Affair to be such a controversy. There was a marked increase in nationalism, an unprecedente ...

(9 pages) 50 0 5.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Anti-Semitism in 19th Century France

ve ways to other ways of persecuting Jews. A great example of anti-Semitism during this time is the Dreyfus Affair, in which Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish officer in the French Army, was falsely convicted ... ationalism and reason in the Enlightenment ultimately led to the widespread persecution of Jews.The Dreyfus Affair, a scandal that occurred for twelve years between 1894 and 1906, is a perfect example ...

(2 pages) 56 0 4.1 Feb/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Them and Us: Racism

d is condemned to a clandestine existence." "Who today would dare to speak as Barres did during the Dreyfus Affair: "Dreyfus is capable of treason I conclude from his race" asks Beneton.When a stateme ...

(18 pages) 107 0 4.3 Dec/2007

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism

The region that we refer to as the Middle East

known as Zionism. During the 1800's and 1900's, Zionism became an important political movement. The Dreyfus Affair jumpstarted this political movement. Captain Alfred Dreyfus, who was an officer in th ...

(5 pages) 1231 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History

Establishment of Israel This is a five page research paper on the establishment of Israel in the middle east, at the end of this essay is also an opinion written by the author.

creation of the State of Israel.One of the most famous Jewish Persecution related incidents was the Dreyfus Affair. The Dreyfus Affair was a notorious anti-Semitic incident in France that involved a F ...

(6 pages) 28 0 3.0 Apr/2009

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History

Zionism Between 1894-1918

homeland. It grew from anti-Semitic policy and attitudes in Europe, namely Russian Pogroms and The Dreyfus Affair. The latter helped bring awareness to anti-Semitism in Europe. Alfred Dreyfus was a J ... apers. He authored convincing, rational answers to the Jewish question as well as commentary on the Dreyfus Affiar . With his prominence he helped organize the First Zionist Congress in August 1897. I ...

(2 pages) 62 1 5.0 Mar/2010

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History

Explain why the Dreyfus Affair polarised France?

Explain why the Dreyfus Affair polarised France? The Dreyfus Affair that begun in 1894 and continued through till 1 ... 906 ultimately resulted in the separation of church and state in France. The accusation that Alfred Dreyfus committed treason by selling military secrets to Germany caused a divide within the French c ... n by selling military secrets to Germany caused a divide within the French community by pitting the Dreyfusards against the anti-Dreyfusards. It was essentially a campaign against the Jewish community ...

(7 pages) 3 0 0.0 Nov/2013

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > The French Revolution