Dreyfus affair
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The Dreyfus affair was a late 19th-century French political scandal involving the wrongful conviction of Jewish army officer Alfred Dreyfus, which exposed deep-rooted antisemitism and sharply polarized French society.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dreyfus affair canonical | 26 |
| Dreyfus Affair | 6 |
| Dreyfusard movement | 2 |
| "The Dreyfus Affair" by Piers Paul Read | 1 |
| Affaire Dreyfus | 1 |
| Dreyfus affair (as Dreyfusard) | 1 |
| Dreyfus retrial at Rennes | 1 |
| L’Affaire Dreyfus | 1 |
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Target entity: Dreyfus affair Context triple: [Zionism, influencedBy, Dreyfus affair]
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Reichstag fire
The Reichstag fire was a 1933 arson attack on the German parliament building that the Nazis exploited to suspend civil liberties and consolidate dictatorial power.
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Krupp Trial
The Krupp Trial was a post–World War II Nuremberg military tribunal in which leading executives of the German arms manufacturer Krupp were prosecuted for war crimes and crimes against humanity related to their use of forced labor and support of Nazi aggression.
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Gleiwitz incident
The Gleiwitz incident was a staged 1939 false-flag attack by Nazi Germany on a German radio station, used as propaganda to justify the invasion of Poland and the start of World War II.
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Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht was a state-organized pogrom against Jews in Nazi Germany in November 1938, marked by widespread violence, destruction of synagogues and Jewish property, and mass arrests that signaled a major escalation toward the Holocaust.
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Haymarket affair
The Haymarket affair was an 1886 labor protest and bombing in Chicago that became a pivotal moment in the history of workers’ rights and the labor movement in the United States.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Dreyfus affair Target entity description: The Dreyfus affair was a late 19th-century French political scandal involving the wrongful conviction of Jewish army officer Alfred Dreyfus, which exposed deep-rooted antisemitism and sharply polarized French society.
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A.
Reichstag fire
The Reichstag fire was a 1933 arson attack on the German parliament building that the Nazis exploited to suspend civil liberties and consolidate dictatorial power.
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B.
Krupp Trial
The Krupp Trial was a post–World War II Nuremberg military tribunal in which leading executives of the German arms manufacturer Krupp were prosecuted for war crimes and crimes against humanity related to their use of forced labor and support of Nazi aggression.
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C.
Gleiwitz incident
The Gleiwitz incident was a staged 1939 false-flag attack by Nazi Germany on a German radio station, used as propaganda to justify the invasion of Poland and the start of World War II.
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D.
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht was a state-organized pogrom against Jews in Nazi Germany in November 1938, marked by widespread violence, destruction of synagogues and Jewish property, and mass arrests that signaled a major escalation toward the Holocaust.
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E.
Haymarket affair
The Haymarket affair was an 1886 labor protest and bombing in Chicago that became a pivotal moment in the history of workers’ rights and the labor movement in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
judicial scandal
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miscarriage of justice ⓘ political scandal ⓘ |
| accusedPerson | Alfred Dreyfus ⓘ |
| actualPerpetrator | Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dreyfus affair
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surface form:
Affaire Dreyfus
Dreyfus affair ⓘ
surface form:
L’Affaire Dreyfus
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| charge | high treason ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| endTime | 1906 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
antisemitism
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institutional corruption ⓘ military secrecy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
antisemitism
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civil rights ⓘ freedom of the press ⓘ military injustice ⓘ reason of state ⓘ separation of church and state ⓘ |
| inspired | Theodor Herzl’s support for political Zionism ⓘ |
| involves |
Auguste Mercier
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Bernard Lazare ⓘ Catholic Church in France ⓘ Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy ⓘ
surface form:
Charles-Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy
Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy ⓘ French Army ⓘ French General Staff ⓘ French Jews ⓘ French press ⓘ Georges Clemenceau ⓘ Georges Picquart ⓘ Hubert-Joseph Henry ⓘ Jean Jaurès ⓘ Labori ⓘ Lucie Dreyfus ⓘ Mathieu Dreyfus ⓘ French Third Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Third French Republic
Émile Zola ⓘ |
| keyDocument | bordereau ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
1894 court-martial of Alfred Dreyfus
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1896 discovery of Esterhazy’s guilt by Georges Picquart ⓘ 1898 publication of "J’Accuse…!" ⓘ 1899 Rennes retrial ⓘ 1899 presidential pardon of Alfred Dreyfus ⓘ 1906 annulment of convictions by Court of Cassation ⓘ 1906 reinstatement of Alfred Dreyfus in the army ⓘ deportation of Dreyfus to Devil’s Island ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | French ⓘ |
| legalImpact |
affirmation of judicial review by Court of Cassation
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reform of French military justice ⓘ |
| location |
Devil’s Island
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French Guiana ⓘ Paris ⓘ École Militaire ⓘ |
| mainVictim | Alfred Dreyfus ⓘ |
| notableWorkAbout |
J’accuse…!
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surface form:
"J’Accuse…!"
"L’Affaire" by Jean-Denis Bredin ⓘ Dreyfus affair self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
"The Dreyfus Affair" by Piers Paul Read
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| politicalImpact |
growth of French republicanism
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polarization of French society ⓘ rise of the Dreyfusard movement ⓘ strengthening of the anti-Dreyfusard camp ⓘ weakening of monarchist and clerical forces ⓘ |
| socialImpact |
debate over civil-military relations
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debate over role of the press ⓘ exposure of deep-rooted antisemitism in France ⓘ |
| startTime | 1894 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
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