Who is Otto Von Bismarck?
Bismarck was born on April 1st, 1815, and died in 1898. Bismarck was a conservative German statesman, diplomat, and writer. Bismarck started his political career in 1847 as a conservative faction of the Prussia empire.
Bismarck served as chancellor of the North German Confederation from 1867 to 1871 and alongside the office of chancellor of Germany.
He was Prussia's minister-president and the minister of Foreign Affairs from 1862 to 1890. Furthermore, Bismarck is the father of German unification in 1971 and became the 1st chancellor in Germany until 1890. Bismarck had wide influence in European affairs for 2 decades.
Bismark's Role in Franco Prussian War
Bismarck was an important role behind Franco - Prussian War and he is affiliated with the government. After Prussia won in Prussia and Austria War in 1866, the candidate of King of Spain is Prince Leopold from Germany and he has brotherhood with Prussia King, Wilhelm I. France worried about the bigger influence of Prussia and assumed that Prussia was a threat in Europe. Then, France conducted a meeting with King Wilhelm I to discuss Prince Leopold as the candidate for King of Spain, the meeting was great and the report was converted to Bismarck.
What Has Bismarck Done?
He saw it as an opportunity to provoke France to attack Prussia and the North German Confederation. With his intelligence and experience, Bismarck tried to manipulate the report as if the French were provoking King Wilhelm I and vice versa. Bismarck tried to use this method to lure France to declare War so that France was seen as an aggressor. Bismarck used the power approach in political power and would have made it to actual power, War.
Why did Bismarck do it? Because of his desire to take the territory of Alsace Lorraine, whose inhabitants speak German. In addition, he also tried to influence the South German to be interested in joining Prussia using foreign threats.
What is the result?
Franco - Prussian War happen in 1870.
The winner of the Franco-Prussian War is The Prussia Empire. Due to technological superiority and military discipline, Prussia was superior in warfare. On September 2nd, 1870, French Emperor Napoleon III even surrendered himself in a no longer favorable situation for France. Prussia's military power made the countries in southern Germany agree to join Prussia. Bismarck's attempt to unify the German nation was finally successful by joining all the German states.
January 28, 1971, France surrendered to Germany. Consequently, France ceded the Alsace Lorraine region to Germany, and for his achievements, Bismarck was appointed Chancellor or Prime Minister of the German Empire. Bismarck's successes cannot be separated from his Realism Politic thinking. Realism politics is political thought that is more concerned with interests and practical (power) aspects than moral values to realize their desires and goals.
Conclusion
Bismarck is the individual government negotiator who used Power Approach and the Realism view (Franco - Prussian War in 1870). Besides, he achieved the German Unification under Prussia Empire.
"Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied." - Otto Von Bismarck.
Writer: Ditha Egidia Sari
References:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Triple-Entente
https://medium.com/the-collector/the-bizarre-creator-of-germany-who-predicted-major-historical-events-to-their-exact-timelines-d2765920a24
http://francoprussianwar.com/deathride.htm
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