WORLD HISTORY

NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

UNIFICATION OF ITALY AND GERMANY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What individual was most responsible for the unification of Germany?
A
Wilhelm II
B
Napoleon III
C
Cavour
D
Bismarck
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Otto Von Bismarck was the Prussian Chancellor. His main goal was to further strengthen the position of Prussia in Europe. Bismarck had a number of primary aims: to unify the north German states under Prussian control.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -He masterminded the unification of Germany in 1871 and served as the first Chancellor of the German Empire until 1890, in which capacity he dominated European affairs.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Otto Von Bismarck, the then Prussian Chief Minister, carried out this task of unification through bureaucratic means and military power. Over the period of seven years, three wars were fought with Austria, Denmark, and France, all of which ended in Prussian victory. This ensured the process of unification.

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