Otto Van Bismarck began his reign when he was appointed as the prime minister of Prussia in 1862 by King William I. At this point in time‚ Prussia was in a mediocre state of power‚ considerably inferior in comparison to its other surrounding nations. As Bismarck steps into his role as ruler‚ he had distinctive and clear goals for the rise of power of Prussia over the unification of Germany. His reign consisted of strategies that were effective in the manipulation of domestic and international politics
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extent of Germany‚ especially Prussia and the Austrian Empire. People had an issue with the fact that many parts included were mainly Czech and Polish speaking people‚ while areas with a lot of German speaking people were excluded. With the issue of German boarders‚ the parliament was split into two. One side wanted “Greater Germany” which included semi-German speaking provinces and the other side wanted “little Germany” which excluded Austria but included all of Prussia. This was one of the first problems
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became a unified country in 1871 under the leadership of Otto Von Bismarck. The separate states up until this time were independent‚ Prussia being the strongest and most influential‚ followed by Austria. There are several contributing factors to the unification of Germany‚ the most influential of which being the leadership of Otto Von Bismarck. The three wars that Prussia fought with Denmark‚ Austria and France also played significant roles in the unification of the German states. Another factor to consider
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schooling system; French law was also put in the Napoleon Code which guaranteed the rights and liberties that were gained through the revolution. Napoleons violent behavior caused war with Britain to break out‚ who allied with Russia and Austria. Prussia later allied themselves with Russia; creating a huge alliances against France and Napoleon. Napoleon successfully extended his reign over large parts of Europe and put each state under the Napoleon Code‚ which gave citizens new rights and privileges
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the German Confederation in 1815. Prussia and Austria (the two most powerful states) competed for leadership of the confederation. Prussia in 1834 set up a free trade area or Zollverein and achieved the upper hand. Prussia‚ under the leadership of Bismarck worked to exclude Austria from German affairs. Following the unification of wars of 1864 – Bismarck finally achieved his aim and in January 1871 – King Wilhelm I of Prussia was announced Kaiser of Prussia. The Constitution The constitution
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At first glance‚ the Army Design Methodology (ADM) seems to be a convoluted and typically optional pre-stage of Mission Analysis within the Military Decision Making Process (MDMP). But the ADM is distinctly separate in goals‚ detail‚ and scope. At its heart‚ the ADM allows a commander and his staff to view a problem via three lenses: Operational Environment (which includes the Current and Desired End State)‚ Problem Framing‚ and Operational Approach. To help our organization grasp these concepts
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represented a new kind of conservatism in the nineteenth-century Europe that was willing to change traditional conservative beliefs to better lead modern society. Bismarck was a realpolitik‚ which means he chose political alliances that would boost Prussia and Germany significantly‚ rather than morally preferable ones. Bismarck was able to successfully unify and govern the German Empire because he believed in the application of modern-day tactics and the idea that in order to grow an empire‚ you must
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most important‚ influential and powerful political character of modern Germany. After victorious wars with Denmark‚ France and Austria on January 18th‚ 1871 a new German Empire‚ which included the southern Germany states‚ was built. The King of Prussia became German Emperor. Bismarck was awarded the title of Prince and was appointed as Reichskanzler and his main aim was to unify German states under Prussian role. When added to his Prussian positions (premier‚ foreign minister‚ and minister of commerce)
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ever. He was a great National Hero who was respected greatly by the German people. It was only in 1847 when Bismarck became a Deputy in the Prussian United Diet that Bismarck started on his path to greatness. Even though Bismarck was originally from Prussia and he stuck to all his old beliefs as he climbed the political ladder until he became the Prime Minister. Throughout his political career Bismarck seemed very lucky with everything that was happening as if he planned out all the events from the Polish
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and to bring back the old rulers and restore the Austrian dominated German confederation. With no army of their own‚ the Frankfurt parliament was severely weekend and not strong enough to resist Austria. Also‚ although King Frederick William IV of Prussia
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