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Birth
Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck was born into an aristocratic family at Schönhausen, northwest of Berlin, on 1 April 1815 -
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Georg-August University of Göttingen
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Humboldt University of Berlin
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mother's death
His mother's death gave him the opportunity to assist his father in his job, who was having financial problems -
otto gets married
Otto von Bismarck got married to Johanna von Puttkamer in 1847. -
attended Prussia United Diet
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otto unified germany
Otto brought together Germany during the widespread Revolutions -
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prime minister of prussia
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blood and iron
Otto made a statement that would become notorious: “The great questions of the day will not be decided by speeches and resolutions of majorities… but by blood and iron.” -
provoked the Franco-Prussian War
In 1870 Bismarck deliberately provoked the Franco-Prussian War and as a result was able to obtain Alsace and Lorraine from France. To counteract the danger of Russia and France joining forces against Germany, Chancellor Bismarck formed the Triple Alliance in 1879. -
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founder and first chancellor of the German Empire
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formed triple alliance
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first modern welfare scheme
Bismarck he introduced the world's first modern welfare scheme which provided sickness, accident and old age benefits -
Bismarck resigned from office
After a dispute with Kaiser Wilhelm II, Bismarck resigned from office -
Bismarck's death
his last words expressed the wish that he would once again see Johanna who passed away years earlier
