Bismarck Blood And Iron Essay

In 1862 the King of Prussia was not being allowed to increase military spending because of the Prussian representative assembly. Otto von Bismarck, the Prime Minister of Prussia was asked by the King of Prussia to appear in front of the Budget Committee to stress the importance of the military in allowing Prussia to remain in power during the German nations unification. Bismarck gave a speech known as “Blood and Iron” to express his reasoning behind why the military deserved to receive an increase in spending. His reasoning was that liberalism was not going to put Prussia at a high position within the united German nations, only Prussia’s power will do that. The thought that power is the only way to have a united government is a thought that …show more content…
From 1861 to 1865 there was a war between the North and South in the United States over the issue of slavery. In previous years talks and meetings to try and solve the issue of slavery in the United States were unsuccessful and resulted in the South seceding from the nation and becoming its own confederation. The north was against slavery while the south wanted slavery to remain. The north ended up winning the Civil War and resulted in the abolishment of slavery in the United States. This event is another event that shows how power can result in an ultimate conclusion while speeches and majority resolutions do not help.
Bismarck in his speech “Blood and Iron” set the basis of how power is the ultimate form of control in a country. He showcases how with blood and iron is the only way to reach an ultimate resolution that is for the better of a country. War is the ultimate form of power, having the winner with the better army be the victorious party that enforces the ideals they want. The speech “Blood and Iron” was done to enforce that their military needed to have their spending increased. This speech showed Bismarck’s belief that a better military is able to win more wars and thus have Prussia gain the power they