Essays Tagged: "Bismarck"

The Wars of the unification of Germany

rnational agreements by Prussia (such as the 1852 Protocol which put the Danish issue on ice),while Bismarck declared in the Diet that he would not be a party to a breach of international obligations. ... gnored. All this seemed fair enough, although Prussiaobviously got the better end of the stick. But Bismarck had no intention of leaving things as they were. It is surprising that thestatesmen of Aust ...

(7 pages) 137 0 5.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > German History

The ill future of Germany and Bismarck's mistake in taking Alsace Loraine.

evil; moreover, an evil with far reaching and widespread effects. From the instigation of this war Bismarck was acting as nothing more but a Napoleon Bonaparte; a ruler acting out of nothing more tha ... arte; a ruler acting out of nothing more than physical gain.At the core of the argument in favor of Bismarck's actions is the entity of the unification of the Germanic states. With this argument comes ...

(5 pages) 42 0 4.7 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War I

Outlines German Unification and Bismarks envolvement.

Bismarck and German Unification.In 1861 Parliament had granted the government additional funds for r ... ason, the liberal-dominated Parliament insisted on this concession. In order to break the stalemate Bismarck was named minister-president.He proceeded to collect the additional taxes on the basis of t ... him and retroactively sanctioned his financial improvisations of the preceding four years. In 1870 Bismarck trapped France into a war with the German states. His hope was that on the strength of the ...

(3 pages) 118 4 3.7 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > German History

Summary of factors on the unification of Germany.

Unification of Germany was made possible largely by Bismarck, as there were other factors prior to his policies that had able Germany to be unified as o ... small German states to be on their own. This factor created a window of opportunity to Prussia and Bismarck as the small states could be easily brought under the Prussian Empire, if necessary with th ... e of how Prussia's strategy worked was when trying to get Schleswig-Holstein to be part of Prussia. Bismarck uses the opportunity at hand to get hold of new German territories by convincing William I ...

(2 pages) 54 0 3.0 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > German History

To what extent was Germany responsible for the outbreak of war in 1914?

events resulting in triggers began the war involving all parties not just the German empire.Whilst Bismarck wanted Germany to stay as a land-based European power with a strong army, Wilhelm wanted Ge ...

(4 pages) 44 0 4.3 Oct/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War I

Bismarck and the German Empire. A deatiled story about Bismarck and his role in history.

Bismarck, a man of great power and a man of great problems. For most common knowledge Bismarck is kn ... ectual dominion over all the politians of his time, and his dominance was acknowledged by everyone. Bismarck was offended called by many people and historians as "a statesman who suppresses everything ... by many people and historians as "a statesman who suppresses everything that he can imagine". (ix) Bismarck was born in 1815, became Prussian Prime Minister in 1862 (the same time Lincoln was preside ...

(4 pages) 52 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

To what extent was Bismarck responsible for the unification of Germany?

Under the guidance of Bismarck, the Prussian chancellor, the unification of a Kleindeutsch (small Germany) took place in 1 ... as responsible for the unification of Germany. Controversy is caused amongst those who believe that Bismarck was fully responsible for German unification and those who believe other factors played an ... n equally or even more important part. The historian Pflanze is an example of someone who considers Bismarck to be solely responsible, as opposed to Bohme, who gives full credit to economic factors in ...

(7 pages) 104 0 4.7 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > German History

"Imperialism, Alliances, and War" - Study Notes

ds, bridges, harbors, and telegraph systems, and to employ great numbers of natives in this process.Bismarck wanted to improve the new Germany's diplomatic position in Europe after 1871. He hoped that ... urther territorial gains after 1871. He wanted to avoid a new war that might undo his achievements. Bismarck established the Three Emperor's League in 1873 to bring together the conservative empires o ...

(3 pages) 90 1 4.7 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

World War I: The West in Despair

t not one sole factor was the cause of World War I.There were many causes of World War I. Germany's Bismarck had isolated France after the Franco-Prussian War by Germany forming the "Triple Entente" w ...

(5 pages) 39 0 4.6 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War I

Defending Bismarck

Even though Bismarck used deceit to get what he wanted, violated the rights of Catholics to worship freely, and ... y and he deserves respect for how well he used politics to get what needed to be done, done. Bismarck was very intelligent and he used the art of realpolitik extremely well. He just wanted to u ... olved in, and that he was just standing up for Germany and Prussia. During the war against Denmark, Bismarck wanted to take control over Schleswig and Holstein because they contained German people. Au ...

(3 pages) 52 1 4.9 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Compare and contrast the two main figures of the European history of the 19th century: Napoleon III and Bismarck

"Napoleon's tragedy was that his ambitions surpassed his capacities; Bismarck's tragedy was that his capacities exceeded his society's ability to absorb them. The legacy ... ability to absorb them. The legacy Napoleon left for France was strategic paralysis; the legacy the Bismarck left for Germany was unassimilable greatness"(statement made by Henry Kissinger) is in my o ... e separated into two parts. The first parts relates with the capacities, ambitions and successes of Bismarck and Napoleon. The second part is about the final result of their reign and how their reigns ...

(8 pages) 72 1 3.7 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The Causes of World War 1

Bismarck is reported as having said towards the end of his life "If ever there is another war in Eur ...

(13 pages) 137 0 4.4 Jun/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War I

German unification-important factors (point form)

(1)LeadershipBismarck played an important role~ when he came into power, he had everything laid out for him. It w ... three south German states with the North Confederation. This led to the Franco-Prussian war,It was Bismarck s intention to inflame the 3 south German states with anti-French feelings so as to get the ... ith anti-French feelings so as to get then to be favourable towards the North Confederation.So far, Bismarck had managed to unify all the states except for the 3southern states. (Initially, he was hes ...

(3 pages) 42 0 3.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

IGCSE World War I Causes

edly did not just happen. There was build up to the catastrophe that began way back to the times of Bismarck.During the German Unification, Bismarck had used a war with France to include the South Ger ... e region of Alsace-Lorraine from the French, as well as a gigantic indemnity of two billion francs. Bismarck had created hostile relations with the French. But he also tried to make sure that France c ...

(4 pages) 45 1 3.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War I

What were the reasons for prussian growth by 1862

Bismarck Course Essay- "evaluate the reasons for the growth of Prussia's influence in Germany by 186 ... eople, as the German nationalists wanted. They were Prussian nationalists. One of them was Otto Van Bismarck.Perhaps another factor in the rise of Prussia's influence was Otto van Bismarck. He was the ... tto van Bismarck. He was the Prussian ambassador to the German confederation between 1851 and 1858. Bismarck also became minister president of Prussia in 1862. Bismarck saw Austria as an equal and did ...

(5 pages) 26 0 5.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

German Unification

German UnificationIn 1862, Bismarck became the Prussian chancellor, and he had huge plans for his country in the years to come. ... plans for his country in the years to come. He intended to with unite Germany under Prussian rule. Bismarck thought that he could achieve these goals by controlling the people and making them believe ... uld achieve these goals by controlling the people and making them believe in the same thing he did. Bismarck thought if he made the lower class believe in his thoughts and get them to vote his way he ...

(2 pages) 30 0 4.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

The Unification of Germany

eoples (romantic nationalism), or a single leader playing his cards right for his advantage. Though Bismarck did utilize both these techniques, it is fair to say that he himself was a romantic nationa ... a encyclopedia article), and this was what won him and the people a single nation.The First step of Bismarck's long trek to unification started in the early 1860s, when he conspired with Austria to in ...

(2 pages) 34 0 4.5 Jun/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > German History

What does Bismarck's speech on the issue of the Poles reveal about his understanding of the German nation?

Bismarck's treatment of the Polish population of Prussia, and his consequent defence of that treatme ... roblem in itself but also for the insights it gives us into his understanding of the German nation. Bismarck's "Polish Problem" speech delivered to the Lower House of the Prussian parliament is a resu ... lsion measures, the fact that he was being held answerable for his actions, which makes transparent Bismarck's understanding of the German nation. Compelled to defend the expulsions before the elected ...

(9 pages) 21 0 4.2 Feb/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > German History

The unification of Germany was achieved through a policy of "Blood and Iron". How did Bismarck go about unifying the German states?

When Bismarck was appointed Prussian chancellor in 1862 by King Wilhelm IV, The democratic attempt of uni ... nifying Germany. Among them were foreign powers' interests in Germany, In other words, In order for Bismarck to unify Germany he had to eliminate all the other powers that posed a threat to German uni ... he other powers that posed a threat to German unification. Since the political approach had failed, Bismarck adopted a policy of "blood and Iron" for his plans of unifying Germany. Bismarck was a cunn ...

(4 pages) 50 0 5.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > German History

German and Italian unification.

on, Count Camillo Di Cavour's shrewd politics, and Giuseppe Garibaldi's military initiative. It was Bismarck's ingenious political maneuvers that led Germany to its unification in 1871. Both the Itali ...

(2 pages) 28 2 3.0 May/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History