Bismark's Relationships

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This paper examines how Bismarck has been described as the master statesman and the individual responsible for creating Germany by unifying a number of smaller political territories. It is argued that Bismarck was a political opportunist who caused division amongst his opponents in order to maintain the status quo and his position.

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"The legacies of influential leaders are often very controversial. This is especially true for leaders who unify countries. For example, The first Emperor of China Qin Shihuang was responsible for making China into a single country and creating the institutional framework used for almost two millennia. However, he was an enemy of popular Confucian scholars and a ruthless, authoritarian and cruel man1. The legacy of Otto von Bismarck is very similar to the legacy of Qin Shihuang."

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