Bismarck's influence on the unification of Germany?

Question

Was his appointment as Minister-President of Prussia the most important turning point for German nationalism between 1815 and 1871? Was he a brilliant manipulator of circumstances or did he simply get lucky?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

In 1866, in stay overall performance with Italy, Bismarck created an environment wherein Austria declared the Austro-Prussian conflict (additionally universal because of the fact the Seven Weeks' conflict or German Civil conflict). A decisive, sooner or later victory on the conflict of Königgrätz allowed Prussia to annex some territory and allowed Bismarck to exclude long-time rival Austria and maximum of its allies from the now-defunct German Confederation while forming the North German Confederation with the states that had supported Prussia. This conflict additionally resulted in the top of Austrian dominance of the German countries.

Answer 3

let's make a short comparison between Italy and Germany unifications , just to make clear how Bismark's politics were incisive in the german case.

Italy gained independence after lots of treaties with the rest of Europe,most of all with Austria and France , because it basically had no power enough to rouse military against those strong countries . On the other hand,Bismark wanted that unification so much that he strengthen the already strong Prussian army and beat Austria and even France. If it hadn't been for his conservative and military-winger ideas, Germany wouldn't had gained the unification that efficaciously

Answer 4

Well he was an expert politician. He knew Prussia's rise to control Germany had to include beating French and Austrian influence there and in 2 successive wars that was done. The Empire of Germany was not possible without him I think.

Answer 5

No He was a genius who saw that without unification of germany, it (like Italy) would never become a power like England and France (both having a centralized government for hundreds of years)