Coercive Diplomacy: Otto Von Bismarck And The Unification Of Germany
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Coercive Diplomacy - Lt.-Col. Kenneth R. Krasner USMC
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Coercive Diplomacy: Otto von Bismarck and the Unification of Germany
By
Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth R. Krasner, USMC
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS 4
ABSTRACT 5
German Confederation and the Rebirth of Nationalism 6
The 1848 Revolution 8
The Rising Statesman 10
The Danish War of 1864 12
The Austro-Prussian War of 1866 13
The Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 14
The Prussian Army 16
Conclusion 18
REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 20
ABSTRACT
Otto von Bismarck, Prussia’s Iron Chancellor,
was arguably the dominant political figure in Europe during the nineteenth century. With acute political moves, he adroitly manipulated opportunities to achieve European hegemony for Germany and, thus, considerably altered Europe’s political scene and balance of power. As the principal architect of German unification, he utilized subtle diplomacy, the formation of alliances, Prussia’s formidable army, and a series of calculated—albeit limited—wars against his European neighbors to create Germany’s second empire. As the archetypical statesman who espoused the power of the state in the international system, Bismarck recognized that a successful foreign policy and national strategy required the conscious integration of force