Blood and Iron: Otto von Bismarck and the Unification of Germany

Abstract: A 6 page discussion of the measures taken in the unification of Germany in the nineteenth century. In a speech to the his House of Deputies on January 28, 1886 Prussian prime minister Otto von Bismarck used the phrase "Blut und Eisen". Translated, the phrase means "Blood and Iron", the phrase that became Bismarck's trademark as he manipulated his way toward the unification of Germany. Although bribery and even lies were part of Bismarck's tool chest, he ultimately was successful in achieving German unification. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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Subcatagory: European History

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