
The Dreyfus Affair
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National Trauma and the Birth of the Dreyfus Affair
This chapter examines the impact of the Franco-Prussian War on French nationalism and the subsequent rise of anti-Semitism, culminating in the wrongful conviction of Captain Alfred Dreyfus. It reveals the flaws in the military's investigation and the societal prejudices of the time, which both condemned Dreyfus and sparked public sympathy for him.
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