Who was the Otto von Bismarck

1.	Who was the Otto von Bismarck
Answer» Otto Von Bismarck was the chief minister, who had architected the process of unification of Germany with the help of the Prusian army and bureaucracy.. He is known for his policy of ‘Blood and Iron’. Otto von Bismarck and the German unification:\xa0(i)\xa0The middle class Germans in 1848 tried to unite the different regions of the German confederation into a nation—state.\xa0(ii)\xa0Prussian Chief Minister, Otto von Bismarck, with the help of the army and bureaucracy carried out the task of unification.\xa0(iii)\xa0Three wars over seven years with Austria, Denmark and France ended in Prussian victory and completed the process of unification.\xa0(iv)\xa0On 18th January 1871, the Prussian King, Kaiser William-I was proclaimed German emperor in a ceremony held at Versailles in the presence of important officials, army representatives and Otto von Bismarck.

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