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A summary of the constitution, however, disguises the extent of Prussian domination, a domination that was to last until 1933. Prussia possessed two thirds of German territory and three fifths of the population, whereas her closest rival, Bavaria, had only one quarter of her territory and one fifth other population.
Constitutionally, Prussian dominance was secured in two ways: (a) the King of Prussia was to be hereditary head of the empire, controlling civil administration through the chancellor and the army through a military cabinet; (b) Prussia had sufficient voting power in the Federal Council to block any unwelcome constitutional amendment. She possessed 17 out of the 58 votes, as against Bavaria, the next highest, with 6. Since no less than 17 small states in this body possessed.
only one vote, Prussia could in practice usually secure a majority. Bismarck, already Prussian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister and now Imperial Chancellor, exercised many of the powers ascribed to the Crown in the Constitution. He presided over the Federal Council, which was more a collection of state delegates than an upper chamber, regulated disputes between states,.
prepared legislation for the Reichstag (the Imperial Parliament), and possessed the right, with his monarch's consent, to dissolve that body.
The new German Empire has been described as a compromise between Prussian particularise and German nationalism, between absolutism and constitutionalism, with Bismarck giving a democratic franchise as a concession to the liberals: but the veneer of liberalism was very thin and in reality the constitution was tilted in favour of Prussian authoritarianism.
For this reason Max Weber, Germany's leading sociologist, described the Bismarckian system as 'sham constitutionalism'. German historians on the Left, like Arthur Rosenberg. Have viewed this as the factor dooming the German Empire to ultimate failure.
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. ...
