... matter will be examined in this essay, taking into account Bismarck's contributions to German Unification from 1862 through 1890 and assessing his ultimate success. In 1848/49 German Unification had already been attempted by the liberal democrats, yet the established National Assembly was ineffective, and eventually crushed by the Prussian military. Otto von Bismarck also longed for a united Germany, however ... Bismarck knew Austria would come to help, because it was still the head of the German Confederation and a lack of concern in this case would probably cause further Austrian sepa...

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... would rise once again. Despite these important contributions to German domestic affairs, Biz was unwilling-and with the conservative elements present in Germany, unable-to push the liberal agenda too far. Wilhelm kept Biz in place because he was a hero to the liberals and that would make it easier for Biz to hold the line against any potential Reichstag attempts at parliamentary ... resort to revolution in order to get them. In essence, they were not as liberal as their liberal brothers in France or England. According to Eugen Weber, "the German middle classes never developed the self-con...

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