... [German unity] will not be settled by speeches and majority decisions - that was the great mistake of 1848 and 1849 - but by blood and iron". This highlighted his determination for expansion and the seizure of power from Austria. The international situation at the time was very favourable for Bismarck and the fulfilment of his aims; following Italy's earlier defeat of Austria ... any future cooperation between the two very unlikely, therefore lessening the chance of a major international coalition being led against Prussia. Bismarck's primary means of achieving German Unity came with th...

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