WORLD HISTORY

NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

THE RISE OF NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What plan did Bismarck believe could help unify the German states?
A
Sugar and Spice
B
Guns and Ammo
C
Silver and Gold
D
Blood and Iron
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -His meaning was to gain the understanding that the unification of Germany will be brought about through the strength of the military forged in iron and the blood spilled through warfare.

Detailed explanation-2: -Q: How did Bismarck unify and create a German state? Bismarck unified Germany under Prussian auspices through successful wars: against Denmark in 1864; against Austria in 1866, which excluded the Habsburgs, the traditional dynastic family of Germany; and then finally in 1870–71, with the defeat of France.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the 1860s, Otto von Bismarck, then Minister President of Prussia, provoked three short, decisive wars against Denmark, Austria, and France, aligning the smaller German states behind Prussia in its defeat of France. In 1871 he unified Germany into a nation-state, forming the German Empire.

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