In 1866, Bismarck made an offensive alliance with Italy . He was not only realized the war with Austria was inevitable for German unification but also confident that Austria was unable to defend herself. Rapid victory on the battlefield has long been a foregone conclusion to Bismarck. Prussia’s army had better training than the Austria’s army. Helmuth von Moltke, the chief of staff of the Prussian Army, used the railway efficiently led to Prussia’s military was able to move rapidly and his skillful tactics helped Prussia to win the war. The breech-loading needle gun gave the Prussian army a decisive superiority over the Austrians who were still using the old muzzle-loading rifles . In addition, Bismarck isolated that Austria would not gain
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Some believed that Bismarck was only an opportunist as A.J.P. Taylor said, “lived in the moment and responded to its challenge ”. He believed Bismarck’s contribution was negligible since he did not plan but only took advantage of the opportunities for the unification. Other historians, like L.C.B Seaman, declared that Bismarck’s contribution of war was significant, but Bismarck unified Germany only for his own ambition, not for other high-minded reason. He asserted Bismarck just conquered other countries in order to gain territories and called the result "The German Empire" . Bülow argued Bismarck’s achievement was realpolitik that ultimately created a united Germany. He praised the Bismarck’s foreign policy that “only a successful foreign policy can help to reconcile, pacify, rally, unite …show more content…
Bismarck unified Germany was incontrovertible; however, the most valuable event Bismarck contributed towards German unification could interpret and conceptualize differently by various scholars. This is one of the recurrent challenges of this investigation, which is the problem of objectivity. Historian's personal values and experiences result in personal biases and prejudices influence his judgment to the question. Bismarck's realpolitik policy and the three famous battles were often regarded as significant reasons of German unification. There is no final conclusion of the most significant event in engineering the unification of Germany; different historians have different opinions about these events. Some believe realpolitik ensured the friendship with other countries and provoked nationalism. On the other hand, other historians believe that the three battles tipped the balance of Austrian's dominant role in the German states. Nevertheless, Bismarck was a factor for the unification of Germany was
Some believed that Bismarck was only an opportunist as A.J.P. Taylor said, “lived in the moment and responded to its challenge ”. He believed Bismarck’s contribution was negligible since he did not plan but only took advantage of the opportunities for the unification. Other historians, like L.C.B Seaman, declared that Bismarck’s contribution of war was significant, but Bismarck unified Germany only for his own ambition, not for other high-minded reason. He asserted Bismarck just conquered other countries in order to gain territories and called the result "The German Empire" . Bülow argued Bismarck’s achievement was realpolitik that ultimately created a united Germany. He praised the Bismarck’s foreign policy that “only a successful foreign policy can help to reconcile, pacify, rally, unite …show more content…
Bismarck unified Germany was incontrovertible; however, the most valuable event Bismarck contributed towards German unification could interpret and conceptualize differently by various scholars. This is one of the recurrent challenges of this investigation, which is the problem of objectivity. Historian's personal values and experiences result in personal biases and prejudices influence his judgment to the question. Bismarck's realpolitik policy and the three famous battles were often regarded as significant reasons of German unification. There is no final conclusion of the most significant event in engineering the unification of Germany; different historians have different opinions about these events. Some believe realpolitik ensured the friendship with other countries and provoked nationalism. On the other hand, other historians believe that the three battles tipped the balance of Austrian's dominant role in the German states. Nevertheless, Bismarck was a factor for the unification of Germany was