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Date of Birth
Otto Von Bismark was born on april 1st 1815 in Schönhausen, a wealthy family estate west of Berlin. -
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Bismarks Lifespan
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Bismark elected prussian chamber of deputies
In 1849 Otto Von Bismark is elected prussian chamber of deputies (lower chamber) it was basically a house of representatives that they had in prussia in Bismarks time. -
Ambassador of prussia
Bismark was sent to russia as ambassador of prussia not long after that he moved to paris as ambassador in the court of napoleon in which he had 11 years expierience in foreign affairs. -
victories against Denmark and Austria
After many victories agaisnt Denmark and Austria -
North German Confederation
After the victories agaisnt Austria and Denmark the North German Confederation was formed -
Bismarck becomes a chancellor
Until the year 1890, Bismarck was made chancellor of the new German Empire in 1871. He was removed by Kaiser William II in 1890. Bismark also established realpolitik- which is realistic politics based in the needs of the state which made power more important than priciple -
Bismark anti socialist movements
Bismarck was begging to worry about the socialist movements Germany was starting to have. So he instituted the Anit Soacialist Laws which banned socialist organizations and meetings and socialist literature. -
Reinssurance Treaty
This was to keep allies with Russia after the League of the Three Emperors had fallen apart in the repercussion of the 1885 Serbo-Bulgarian War. -
Resignation
By the time 1890 came by, Otto Von Bismarcks policies began to come under fire. On March 18, 1890 two years after Emperor William II's accession, Bismarck finally resigned. He would only live 8 years more. -
Bismark Dies at age 83
Otto Von Bismark died on july 30 1898 at the age of 83 Schönhausen, Prussia.
