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 | | Bismarck was born on April 1, 1815, at Schönhausen, northwest of Berlin, the son of a landowning nobleman (Junker) and an upper-middle-class commoner; his multifaceted background accounts for the unique blend of intellectual subtlety and Junker parochialism in his personal makeup. |
 | | Bismarck succeeded in discrediting the liberals, but had to make his peace with the Roman Catholics, and although he failed to defeat the Socialists, the social security legislation he introduced-national accident and health insurance and old-age pensions-ended whatever revolutionary designs they may have had. |
 | | Evaluation In striving for German unification Bismarck did not simply resort to "blood and iron." His moves were carefully prepared diplomatically, and he ended his wars as soon as his immediate objectives had been obtained. |
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