Bismarck was born in 1815 of a Junker family. His background making him despises the masses and democracy. Aided by diplomatic circumstances, he had been the chief architect of a united Germany, using a mixture of boldness and cunning.
Now he faced the task of giving his new creation the security for which it craved and for which he was to strive for the next 20 years with mixed success. As the Emperors chief minister all other ministers were responsible to the Chancellor and he was answerable to the Kaiser alone. A strong Chancellor, by manipulating the Kaiser, could rule the empire single handedly - this is in effect what Bismarck did for 20 years.
He was often vindictive and always dominating; he loathed the existence of any rival authority in German life.
'The single dominating impulse throughout his career,' writes W. N. Medlicolt, 'was the exercise of power.'.
Before 1878 he insisted on signing every document in person. All-contact between other ministers and the Kaiser was strictly prohibited. If ministers of independent mind, they were dismissed, and this, combined with his overwhelming influence over William I, gave Bismarck an unprecedented position of authority in Germany. .
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Bismarck's position of authority was safeguarded in the constitution of the Empire. The Empire was a federal state, its powers and functions divided between the federal government and the 25 states, which it comprised. While no longer sovereign or free to secede, the states preserved their own constitutions, parliaments and administrative systems. They were free to legislate for a variety of local matters, including raising their own taxation. But the federal government controlled the armed forces and was responsible for foreign policy, civil and criminal law, banking, press regulations and taxation for imperial purposes. Some of the federal rights were exercised by the monarch, who appointed the chancellor and was head of the army, others were shared with the Federal Council (the Upper House).
King William ordered Bismark expel Austria from the German Confederation. ... To accomplish his objectives, Bismark went to war three times. ... This war accomplished two objectives for Bismark. ... Bismark prepared for this war by removing all possible allies from Austria. ... For Bismark the conflict had been a limited war with limited objectives. ...
This type of Imperialism was first used by Otto von Bismark in his quest for a powerful, united Germany. ... The French Army had been defeated by the cunning Bismark and the full unification of Germany had occurred. Bismark's mentality that "any deed was justified, if it led to greater power for Germany" (The Modern World Since 1870, 1981:pg8) had greatly influenced European leaders and caused this new type of Imperialism to spread across the continent. ... It had been proven that Bismark's victory over France can be attributed to his excellent military skills but mainly the unri...
By reversing Bismark's carefully planned out policies towards Britain and Russia and dismissing Bismark from chancellor, William's foreign policies were one of the main causes of WWI. After becoming Kaiser of Germany in 1888, William II quickly dismissed Bismark from the position of chancellor in 1890. William took this as an opportunity to reverse Bismark's meticulously planned policies towards Britain and Russia. ...
Otto Von Bismark proved this by combining conservatism and nationalism into one system of government called Realpolitik. Inspired by his king and country, Bismark wanted to unify all the German states. ... In 1870 Otto Von Bismark engaged the southern states in the Franco-Prussian war, incorporating the south into the whole Germany. Germany became a united country in 1871 at Versailles, with Bismark as first chancellor and William 1 of Prussia as Emperor. Otto Von Bismark knew the power of having a common enemy. ...
Otto Von Bismark the Chancellor made it happen. Bismark was also a Realpolitik master and led Prussia into three wars that all strengthened Germany's unity. Bismark decided to break the German Confederation and went to war with Austria. ... Bismark negotiated a deal with Italy and Venetia became a part of Italy. ...
Bismark once again caused conflict in order to unite the two territories. ... Bismark told the people of southern Germany that France wanted to attack all Germans. ... Bismark coroneted himself in Versailles which showed the power of Germany....
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Germany's Chancellor at that time named Otton Von Bismark wanted to establish as many allies as possible, however, his plans failed after he resigned in 1890 and Germany's political status started to decline causing a downfall in peace amongst the countries. ...
