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Otto Von Bismarck

Otto Von Bismarck was the first Chancellor of Germany after uniting several Germanic states into one unified country. Under King Wilhelm the First, he brought the first welfare system to the modern world. His statesmanship and political prowess remained much admired into the twentieth century.

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What did Otto von Bismarck mean by the phrase blood and iron?

It means that they would use blood (hard work, the power of the people) and iron (technology, weapons, etc) to succeed and unify the German territories.

What are facts about Otto von Bismarck?

His wife's name was Johanna von Puttkamer. :)

What methods did otto von Bismarck use to unite Germany?

Bismarck used diplomacy and the army his aim was to strengthen Prussia through the unification of the German states. Bismarck used diplomacy and the army his aim was to strengthen Prussia through the unification of the German states.

What date did the Bismarck sink?

27 May must be "battleship" day. The Bismarck was sunk (scuttled actually, according to Dr. Ballard's expedition) on 27 May 1941. Coincidentally, on that same day and month, history's only modern decisive battleship fleet action, which occurred on 27 May 1907, was fought; the Battle of Tsushima. 7 Russian battleships were sunk that day.

What role did Otto von Bismarck play in the unification of Germany?

im only 14 and im definitely not an expert, but i think i remember that he was the one who came up with the idea of it in the first place so yh, he had like the blood and iron war and stuff, which u could look at on wikipedia but yh he came up with the idea to unify all 39 states of germany