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  Bismarck, Otto von. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Bismarck was appointed premier in 1862 by William I in order to secure adoption of the Prussian king’s army program, which was then being strenuously opposed in parliament.
Bismarck, with his system of alignments and alliances, became the virtual arbiter of Europe and was acknowledged as its leading statesman.
Bismarck’s new economic policy also resulted in the rapid expansion of German commerce and industry and the acquisition of overseas colonies and spheres of influence (see Germany).
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 UNSER LAND - WIR SIND STOLZ DRAUF
Obwohl Bismarck keine diplomatische Ausbildung besaß, wurde er 1851 zum preußischen Gesandten beim Bundestag in Frankfurt ernannt.
Bismarck hatte zuvor den Beitritt der süddeutschen Staaten zum Norddeutschen Bund erreicht.
Bismarck erreichte durch den Frieden von Frankfurt zudem den territorialen Zugewinn von Elsaß-Lothringen.
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  Otto von Bismarck information - Search.com
Bismarck's Sozialistengesetze failed to suppress the labour movements but made him appear as a reactionary, a reputation he partially refuted with the new and generous social reform and welfare legislation he enacted.
Otto von Bismarck was educated at the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Gymnasium and the Graues Kloster-Gymnasium.
Bismarck resigned at Wilhelm II's insistence in 1890, at age 75, to be succeeded as Chancellor of Germany and Minister-President of Prussia by Leo von Caprivi.
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  Bismarck, Prince Otto Edward Leopold von - MSN Encarta
Bismarck was born at Schönhausen, north-west of Berlin.
Bismarck was educated at a gymnasium, or high school, in Berlin, but was little affected by the experience.
Bismarck decided that the only way to bring the south into an alliance with the north was to start a war that threatened both north and south equally.
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 Otto von Bismarck - Search View - MSN Encarta
Bismarck believed that German Catholics were subservient to the pope and that the political power of the Center Party (composed of Catholic groups) threatened his authority over the empire.
Bismarck’s remaining worry was the British, who refused to commit to alliances with nations on the European continent.
Bismarck’s legacy, in short, was at best an extremely intricate system which depended on the abilities and personality of not merely one man, but one particular man whose talents proved impossible to replicate.
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 History: Otto von Bismarck and his Policies
Bismarck's two areas of concern were the Balkans, where the disintegration of the Turkish empire could easily lead to conflict between the Habsburg monarchy and Russia, and France, where the desire to avenge the defeat at Sedan was strong.
Bismarck had not counted on the emergence of new parties such as the Catholic Centre or the Social Democrats, both of whom began participating in imperial and Prussian elections in the early 1870s.
The liberal ministers Falk and Rudolph von Delbrück resigned, and Robert von Puttkamer became minister of public worship and education in 1879 and minister of interior in 1881.
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 Otto von Bismarck - MSN Encarta
Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), Prusso-German statesman, who was the architect of German unification and the first chancellor (1871-1890) of the united nation.
Bismarck was born at Schönhausen, northwest of Berlin.
Bismarck knew that war would be necessary to achieve German unification, and he began to plan accordingly.
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 Otto von Bismarck and German unification - biography
Bismarck attended some of its sessions as he was called upon to deputise for a representative who was ill. During the course of proceedings Bismarck was often disconcerted by the sorts of policies advocated by members of liberal views.
Bismarck also no longer was prepared to accept that Prussia, as a conservative power, should seek to co-operate with other conservative powers - he now held that Prussia at all times should look out for her own interests without particular regard to the conservative, or other, nature of states with which she was interacting.
Bismarck declared that if the parliament refused to accept a budget then the government had the right to collect taxations in line with pre-existing arrangements and proceeded to collect necessary taxes on the basis of the 1861 budget in defiance of the opinion of the Prussian parliament.
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 First World War.com - Who's Who - Otto von Bismarck
Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), born on April 1, 1815 at Schönhausen, is considered the founder of the German Empire.
It was Bismarck as Imperial Chancellor who decided upon policy outlines and who proposed the appointment and dismissal of state secretaries who were in turn responsible for the administration of the ministries of the Reich.
Bismarck’s greatest achievements, however, were the administrative reforms, developing a common currency, a central bank, and a single code of commercial and civil law for Germany.
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 History Archives - Otto von Bismarck
The idea was first put forward, at Bismarck's behest, in 1881 by Germany's Emperor, William the First, in a ground-breaking letter to the German Parliament.
Bismarck was motivated to introduce social insurance in Germany both in order to promote the well-being of workers in order to keep the German economy operating at maximum efficiency, and to stave-off calls for more radical socialist alternatives.
In fact, Germany initially set age 70 as the retirement age (and Bismarck himself was 74 at the time) and it was not until 27 years later (in 1916) that the age was lowered to 65.
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Bismarck also became the first statesman in Europe to devise a comprehensive scheme of social security to counter the Social Democrats, offering workers insurance against accident, sickness and old age.
I posted where Bismarck's opposition to opposition parties prove to be his unraveling and down-fall.
The fact that Bismarck was considered a remarkable politician has nothing to do with the fact that his career ended in disgrace because he, not unlike yourself, was unable to face the fact that the electorate is not interested in one-size fits all political parties.
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 Bismarck, Otto von
In the Spring of 1848, Bismarck was di smayed by the Crown's collaboration with the liberal opposition in creating a constitutional and representative political order.
Thus Bismarck supported the establishment of a parliament, but advocated one based on estates or professional associations, with the power to influence but not rival the authority of the monarch.
Bismarck's view of Germany was based on territory rather than on language and culture.
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 Bismarcktürme und Bismarcksäulen --- www.bismarcktuerme.de --- Das Bismarckturmportal
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Sie hat es geschafft, alle Bismarcktürme ausfindig zu machen und ausführlich zu beschreiben.
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 Von Bismarck   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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 KBismarck.com - Otto von Bismarck
The battleship Bismarck was named in honour of Otto Fürst von Bismarck, the architect of German unification and the arbiter of European politics during the second half of the 19th century.
Bismarck, also known as the "Iron Chancellor", was the founder and first chancellor of the German Empire, and through his diplomatic skills, he managed to maintain the peace in Europe for a generation.
Otto von Bismarck was born on 1 April 1815 at Schönhausen in Brandenburg, Prussia.
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 Otto von Bismarck: The Iron Chancellor of Germany
Bismarck was born on April 1, 1815, in the aristocratic family of estate owners at Schoenhausen in Prussia.
Bismarck was not an outstanding student, and spent much of his time drinking with his fellows in an aristocratic fraternity.
Bismarck's political views in the beginning of his career were those of a typical country squire.
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Count Otto von Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg (April 1, 1815 – July 30, 1898) was one of the most prominent European aristocrats and statesmen of the nineteenth century.
Bismarck eventually rose to become the prime minister, a position that he held for thirty years.
Otto von Bismarck was educated at the Friedrich Wilhelm Gymnasium and the Grauen Kloster Gymnasium.
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 Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898)
Given his views, Bismarck was welcomed as a member of the religious conservative circle around the brothers von Gerlach, who were stout defenders of the noble estate against the encroachments of bureaucratic centralization.
Bismarck had not counted on the emergence of new parties such as the Catholic Centre or the Social Democratic Party, both of whom began participating in imperial and Prussian elections in the early 1870s.
Bismarck was a towering figure who put his stamp on his age, as Luther and Metternich had done earlier.
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 BISMARCK MEMORIAL   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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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 Otto von Bismarck - German Chancellor and Prussian Prime Minister
The extent to which Bismarck was responsible for the unification of Germany in 1871 is a highly controversial topic amongst historians.
Bismarck's belief was that Germany's central location in Europe would cause it to be devastated in case of any war.
Both the WWII-era Kriegsmarine battleship Bismarck as well as two ships of the Imperial Navy (Kaiserliche Marine), and Bismarck, North Dakota, were named in his honor, as was the Bismarck Archipelago and Bismarck Sea outside the former German colony of New Guinea, and several streets and schools in Germany.
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 Otto Von Bismarck
Under the "iron chancellor," Otto von Bismarck, Germany grew from a weak confederation of states to a powerful empire.
Bismarck was determined to free the states from Austrian domination and to unite them under Prussian rule.
Bismarck, raised to the rank of prince, became chancellor.
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 Bismarck and the Unification of Germany
Herr Otto Von Bismarcks iron-man image and the unique personality was the crucial factor in the unification of Germany.
Bismarck inherited the ideas and political principles of the Junker class of which he was born into.
Bismarcks father was loyal to the Prussian crown and narrow minded in his outlook, except for his choice in wife.
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 otto von bismarck, otto von bismarck biography
Otto von Bismarck was born Otto Eduard Leopold Graf (count) von Bismarck in Schönhausen and studied law at Göttingen and Berlin.
Delighted after the failure of the revolution of 1848, Otto von Bismarck was elected to the Prussian parliament in 1849.
What is certain however, is that Otto von Bismarck was partly responsible for the initiation of several wars which lead to dramatic changes in the political structure of Germany.
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 biography -- Otton von Bismarck   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Bismarck bridled at authority as a young man. His teacher's complaint that as a boy he was arrogant was apt.
Bismarck played an important role in shaping the character of Prince Wilhelm as a young man. The impressionable young prince's parents were progressive, liberal thinkers and criticized their son's high impression of himself.
Bismarck tendered his resignation in 1890, but phrased it so it was clear that he was willing to serve, but that Wilhelm had demanded his resignation.
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 Berlin: The City as Body The City as Metaphor
Bismarck was born at Schönhausen, in the Kingdom of Prussia.
The family's economic circumstances were modest--Ferdinand's farming skills being perhaps less than average--and Bismarck was not to know real wealth until the rewards flowed in after the achievement of German unification.
Subsequently he was to romanticize these years on the land and wonder why he had abandoned an idyllic existence for the insecurities of a life in politics.
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 Von Bismarck in Bismarck
Ferdinand von Bismarck is the great-grandson of Otto von Bismarck, whom the city is named after.
Von Bismarck remembered especially former Bismarck Mayor Bill Sorensen's visit to Germany in 1999, when he wowed the family with magic tricks.
Ferdinand von Bismarck's first impressions of the namesake city were that the people were nice and are proud to carry the German name.
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 Otto von Bismarck Summary
The German statesman Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck (1815-1898) was largely responsible for the creation of the German Empire in 1871.
Otto von Bismarck was in his lifetime Europe's most prominent statesman.
Prince Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen, Duke of Lauenburg(April 1, 1815 – July 30, 1898) was one of the most prominent European aristocrats and statesmen of the nineteenth century.
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 Otto von Bismarck
Otto von Bismarck was born in Brandenburg, Germany in 1815.
Bismarck served as a foreign ambassador in Russia (St. Petersburg: 1859) and France (Paris: 1862).
Bismarck dealt severely with trade unionists but in an effort to reduce the appeals of socialism, Bismarck he introduced the world's first modern welfare scheme which provided sickness, accident and old age benefits (1883-87).
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 Bismarck (1940)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The 1940 film 'Bismarck' was one of the Staatsauftragsfilme: the 'state-produced films' of the Third Reich which were clearly meant as Nazi propaganda.
'Bismarck' is a selective recounting of the life story of Otto von Bismarck, the prime minister of Prussia who achieved military victory over Austria, humiliated the French government, and proclaimed Kaiser Wilhelm the First as the Emperor of Germany.
Although Bismarck installed Wilhelm as emperor, this movie shows Bismarck challenging the Kaiser's authority and urging him to form a military non-aggression pact with Russia to strengthen Prussia's eastern flank.
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 Astrocartography of Otto von Bismarck's Least-aspected Saturn
Otto von Bismarck was the German ambassador to France in 1862.
Bismarck’s final years were marked by a decidedly “conser­vative streak” (Saturn).
All text © Copyright 2005 Robert Couteau and cannot be used without the written and expressed consent of the author.
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