Otto von Bismarck
Otto, Prince of Bismarck, Count of Bismarck-Schönhausen, Duke of Lauenburg, }} (; born ''Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck''; 1 April 1815 – 30 July 1898) was a Prussian statesman and diplomat who oversaw the unification of Germany. Bismarck's ''Realpolitik'' and firm governance resulted in him being popularly known as the Iron Chancellor ().From Junker landowner origins, Otto von Bismarck rose rapidly in Prussian politics under King Wilhelm I of Prussia. He served as the Prussian ambassador to Russia and France and in both houses of the Prussian parliament. From 1862 to 1890, he held office as the minister president and foreign minister of Prussia. Under Bismarck's leadership, Prussia provoked three short, decisive wars against Denmark, Austria, and France. After Austria's defeat in 1866, he replaced the German Confederation with the North German Confederation, which aligned the smaller North German states with Prussia while excluding Austria. In 1870, Bismarck secured France's defeat with support from the independent South German states before overseeing the creation of a unified German Empire under Prussian rule. From 1871 onwards, he used balance of power diplomacy to maintain Germany's position in a peaceful Europe. While averse to maritime colonialism, Bismarck ultimately acquiesced to elite and popular opinion by building an overseas empire.
Throughout his career as Chancellor, Bismarck was loyal to German Emperor Wilhelm I who steadfastly supported his policies against the advice of Wilhelm's wife and son. As the architect of Germany's domestic policies, he created the first modern welfare state, which also had the effect of undermining his socialist opponents. In the 1870s, he allied himself with the anti-tariff, anti-Catholic Liberals while repressing the Catholic Church in the ''Kulturkampf'' ("culture struggle"). Under Bismarck's governance, the Imperial Reichstag was elected by universal male suffrage but did not control government policy. A staunch monarchist, Bismarck inherently distrusted democracy and ruled through a strong, well-trained bureaucracy with power concentrated in the hands of the Junker elite. After being dismissed from office by Wilhelm II, Bismarck retired to write his memoirs.
Bismarck is most famous for his role in German unification. He became a hero to German nationalists, who built monuments honouring him. While praised as a visionary who kept the peace in Europe through adroit diplomacy, he is criticized for his persecution of Poles and Catholics as well as the immense power centralized in his office first as Chancellor. He is also criticized by opponents of German nationalism, as it became engrained in German culture, galvanizing the country to aggressively pursue nationalistic policies in both World Wars. Provided by Wikipedia
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Luther, Goethe, Bismarck, das Gemeinsams ihrer Lebens- und Weltauschauung in Ausspruchen aus ihsen Prosaschriften, zwammengestellt von Paul Guerick und Hugo Bach by Lutherus, Martinus 1483-1546
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Bismarcks äußere Erscheinung in Wort und Bild 90 Bismarck-Bildnisse nach den Original-Aufnahmen nebst Verzeichniß einer Sammlung von Bismarck-Photographien
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Bismarcks äußere Erscheinung in Wort und Bild : 90 Bismarck-Bildnisse nach den Original-Aufnahmen nebst Verzeichniß einer Sammlung von Bismarck-Photographien /
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Bismarck und Kaiser Friedrichs Tagebuch ein Beitrag zur Geschichte des deutschen Liberalismus by Beyerhaus, Gisbert 1882-1960
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Briefe an Cotta Vom Vormärz bis Bismarck 1833-1863
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Vil'gel'm I. i Bismark by Utin, Evgenij Isakovič
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Fürst Bismarcks 80. Geburtstag ein Gedenkbuch
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<<Die>> politische Weisheit des Fürsten von Bismarck und des Grafen Camillo von Cavour
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<<Die>> politische Weisheit des Fürsten von Bismarck und des Grafen Camillo von Cavour
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Politische Weisheit des Fürsten von Bismarck und des Grafen Camillo von Cavour
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Jules Favre et le Comte de Bismarck entrevue de Ferrières ; documents officiels
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Zum Bismarcks Gedächtnis
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Wilhelm I. und Bismarck in ihrem Briefwechsel /
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Handbuch der deutschen Nationallitteratur von Luther bis zur Gegenwart für die oberen Klassen höherer Lehranstalten by Viehoff, Heinrich
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Vom deutschen Verhängnis. Gespräch an der Zeitenwende: Burckhardt-Nietzsche by Salin, Edgar 1892-1974, Salin, Edgar 1892-1974, Nietzsche, Friedrich 1844-1900, Burckhardt, Jacob 1818-1897
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