Otto Von Bismarck relied heavily on his military prowess to bring about a unified Germany as minister of Prussia. He was skilled at strategy and knowing what would encourage his people, and used those skills to push the citizens of Prussia and the other German nation states to want unification.
Otto Von Bismark didn't make Prussia, he Unified Germany and made Prussia the head state.
The leader and architect of Germany's unification was Otto von Bismarck.
PRUSSIA is the answer you are looking for, but does not exactly fit the requirements of the question asked.Prussia was only the second-most powerful German State, but was effective in leading the unification movement by diplomatically and militarily side-stepping the more powerful Austria, which was the most powerful German State. Otto von Bismarck, Chancellor of Prussia, calculated that in order for Prussia to be the leader of a united Germany, Austria needed to be kept out and Bismarck had Prussia fight a war against the Austrians in 1866 in order to weaken the Austrian position,
The first Chancellor of Germany was Otto von Bismarck (1871-1890).
Otto Von Bismarck
Some historians attribute the success of the Nazi Party in Germany to Bismark because of the structures that he laid when he was the leader.
The leader and architect of Germany's unification was Otto von Bismarck.
He went to war with France. He went through loop holes and enticed war with Austria. He then made Austria help Prussia take over Schelswig and Holstein so that Prussia would look like a better country to take the lead as a United Germany but in doing so kicking out Austria in the 7 Weeks war and paying them off.
In the 19th century that was Prussia's Chancellor Otto von Bismarck.
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PRUSSIA is the answer you are looking for, but does not exactly fit the requirements of the question asked.Prussia was only the second-most powerful German State, but was effective in leading the unification movement by diplomatically and militarily side-stepping the more powerful Austria, which was the most powerful German State. Otto von Bismarck, Chancellor of Prussia, calculated that in order for Prussia to be the leader of a united Germany, Austria needed to be kept out and Bismarck had Prussia fight a war against the Austrians in 1866 in order to weaken the Austrian position,
Otto von Bismarck used a combination of diplomacy and war to achieve his goal of drawing smaller German states to Prussia's side. He engaged in a series of wars, known as the Wars of German Unification, to defeat rival states and create a unified German Empire under Prussian leadership. Bismarck also skillfully negotiated alliances and agreements to strengthen Prussia's position and isolate its enemies.
Otto von Bismarck, the Prime Minister of Prussia, was the leader most responsible for German unification. Through his skillful diplomacy and statesmanship, Bismarck orchestrated a series of wars and alliances that ultimately led to the creation of the German Empire in 1871.
The first Chancellor of Germany was Otto von Bismarck (1871-1890).
Bismarck was the first leader of all of Germany 1871-90. He united the German city states to form the country of Germany. He did this by going to war with spain. Bismarck was a citizen of Bavaria 1815-98.
In 1862 king wilhelm Iappointed Otto von bis marck as prime Minister of prus
At the outbreak of WW1 the German Chancellor was Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg. See the Related Link for "WW1: Bethmann-Hollweg" to the right for more detail.
Otto Von Bismarck