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    Otto von Bismarck was a Prussian statesman who served as Chancellor of Germany from 1871 to 1890. He transformed a collection of small German states into a unified German Empire through diplomacy and several wars. As Chancellor, Bismarck initiated social and welfare reforms in the new German state. He was eventually dismissed from his post by the young Emperor Wilhelm II in 1890 after years of conflict between them.

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    Otto Von Bismarck

    1815-1898

    Natassia
    The Iron Chancellor

    Transformed a collection
    of small German States
    into a Great Empire
    Served as the first
    Chancellor from 1871-
    1890
    Initiated social and
    welfare reform
    Young Life

    Born on 1 April 1815 at


    Schönhausen in
    Brandenburg, Prussia.
    His father was an aristocrat
    and his mother was from an
    upper-middle class family of
    academicians and civil
    servants.
    His Education

    Went to Gymnasium in Berlin


    Studied Law at Göttingen and
    in Berlin. He received his
    degree in 1837.
    Received a civil service
    appointment as an apprentice
    official but resigned in 1838.
    Young Adult Life
    From 1838-1847 Otto was
    a “Wild Man.” He drank
    heavily and gambled
    recklessly.
    Life changes in 1847 when
    he married Johanna Von
    Putkammer, converted his
    religion and began his
    political career.
    These gave him stability
    and self discipline.
    Prussian Legislature
    Extremely conservative and
    wholeheartedly supported the
    monarchy
    Strongly opposed any
    challenges to the position of
    the land owning aristocracy
    Befriended by Prussia’s King
    Frederick William IV.

    Appointed Ambassador to the German Confederation.


    Appointed Ambassador to Russia in St. Petersburg.
    Prussia
    1858 Prince Regent William became
    Wilhelm I
    1860 King and Parliament in deadlock
    about funding military reform
    Appointed Bismarck Premier in 1862
    Found a loophole by using the 1861
    budget without parliament approval
    “The great questions of today will not
    be settled by speeches and majority Wilhelm I
    decisions…but by blood and iron.”
    Wars

    1864 Took provinces of Schleswig and Holstein from


    Denmark with an alliance with Austria
    1866 7-weeks-war with Austria over the provinces
    1866 Parliament retroactively sanctioned the wars
    1870 Bismarck edited and important document to France to
    sound insulting. He provoked a war to unite Southern
    Germany with Northern Germany against a common threat.
    Wilhelm Crowned Emperor

    Crowned in the hall of mirrors in Versailles


    outside Paris, on January 18, 1871
    Chancellor of the Empire
    Uniform legal codes,
    nationalized railways,
    compulsory military service
    Kulturkampf- (culture struggle)
    attack fueled by propaganda
    against the Center Party
    (Catholic).
    Became a conflict with The Roman Catholic Church. Bismarck was
    force to Negotiate.
    Used a similar attack on the Liberal groups successfully
    At the same time instituted health, accident, and old age insurance
    Foreign Policy
    1873 negotiated the
    Three Emperor’s League
    with Austria-Hungary and
    Russia to isolate France
    1879 Dual Alliance with
    Austria-Hungary in case of
    Russian Attack
    1877 Two Mediterranean
    Agreements to preserve
    Status quo
    Complex system
    Retirement

    After many conflict with young Emperor


    Wilhelm II, Bismarck was dismissed in 1890

    He retired to his estate and died on July 30,


    1898
    Quotes

    “Never believe anything until it has been officially


    denied.”
    “Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable…the
    art of the next best.”
    “Laws are like sausages. It’s better not to see them
    being made.”
    “Better pointed bullets than pointed words.”
    Contemporaries

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    Notable Sources
    www.kbismarck.com
    www.fordham.edu
    www.ssa.gov
    www.germanembassy-india.org
    Encarta.msn.com
    www.creative quotations.com
    www.cmtc.7atc.army.mil
    www.newgenevacenter.org
    Special Thanks To
    Travis “GünTher” roberTs
    Author and Historian
    The End

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