Question

Background of Otto Von Bismarck

Answer 1

Otto von Bismarck, in full Otto Eduard Leopold, Fürst (prince) von Bismarck, Graf (count) von Bismarck-Schönhausen, Herzog (duke) von Lauenburg, (born April 1, 1815, Schönhausen, Altmark, Prussia [Germany]—died July 30, 1898, Friedrichsruh, near Hamburg), prime minister of Prussia (1862–73, 1873–90) and founder and first chancellor(1871–90) of the German Empire. Once the empire was established, he actively and skillfully pursued pacific policies in foreign affairs, succeeding in preserving the peace in Europe for about two decades. But in domestic policies his patrimony was less benign, for he failed to rise above the authoritarian proclivities of the landed squirearchy to which he was born.

Answer 2

Otto von bismarck was the chief minister of Prussia.He accomplished the supreme task of the unification of Germany with the help of the army bureaucracy. He wanted to achieve his aim by not merging Prussia into Germany but rather, by expanding Prussia into Germany.