Bismarck was the first chancellor of the German Empire, also known as the Iron Chancellor Bismarck. "Iron" refers to sharp weapons, and "blood" refers to cruel war. He was Germany's "architect and navigator" and the greatest political diplomat in European history. His outstanding contribution was to end the division of Germany caused by Richelieu.

The Iron Chancellor Bismarck was a German politician in the 19th century. During his tenure as Prime Minister of Prussia, he adopted a series of iron warfare methods to unify Germany. At the same time, he also became the first Prime Minister of the German Empire, or Imperial Prime Minister. The iron-blooded Prime Minister Bismarck was born as a conservative and insisted on authoritarianism. During the war, he had a cruel and cold-blooded attitude and won many wars. His acting style is very radical, and he is also an avid military enthusiast in the army. His bloody war also laid the foundation for Germany to become the origin country of the world war.

Iron Chancellor Bismarck contributed to the unification of Germany. With his great achievements, he was eventually promoted to general of the German Empire. In 1888, William II began to succeed to the throne and had great differences with Bismarck on many issues. Bismarck gradually became frustrated in the brutal power struggle. In 1890, the 75-year-old iron prime minister Bismarck submitted his resignation to Wilhelm II and officially returned to the countryside. In 1898, 83-year-old Bismarck died at his hometown manor. He finished writing his memoirs - "Thoughts and Memories".

Bismarck's Diplomacy

During the reign of William I, Bismarck was the first prime minister of the German Empire and held actual power. The focus of Bismarck's foreign policy was to use great powers and contradictions to completely destroy France and thereby dominate Europe, which was the so-called "continental policy."

Germany’s unification relied on iron blood, that is, on war and violence. This is Bismarck's creed and so-called program. After he became Prime Minister, he stopped listening to the empty words of those in Parliament. Bismarck ignored the veto policy of the parliamentary majority and their accusations against him. He acted dictatorially, acted alone, spent money without authorization, and at the same time carried out a series of large-scale military reforms.

After the reunification, Germany's political and military power became more and more powerful, but it was surrounded by many powerful enemies. If it had not been able to win over some powerful allies in time, Germany might have faced the danger of fighting on two fronts, and its hegemony might have been sidelined. In fact, Bismarck's foreign policy continental alliance system and the United States' East Asian alliance system have the same goals, both of which are to protect their dominant position from being seized by other countries. Therefore, Bismarck adopted a diplomatic continental policy, which was to form an alliance with all European powers except France in order to completely isolate France and ensure peace and stability in the German Empire. Therefore, in the continental alliance system pursued by Bismarck's diplomacy, Germany was at the center, and other countries centered on Germany, thus forming an intricate overall alliance system.

Bismarck's Reform

Bismarck is a famous iron-blooded prime minister in history who was ruthless in military affairs. However, during his tenure, that is, in the 1870s and 1880s, his reforms were of epoch-making significance. Bismarck's reforms were comprehensive and well thought out.

The main contents of Bismarck's reforms include: In the judicial system, Bismarck's reforms promulgated the "Imperial Criminal Code" in 1872 AD. In 1879 AD, the Court Organization Law was promulgated to unify litigation and court procedures, separate justice and administration, restrict each other, and be more fair.

As for economic reforms, between 1873 and 1875, Bismarck promulgated the Currency Law and the Banking Law, implemented a unified monetary system with the gold mark as the currency unit, and established the Reich Bank. . In 1879 AD, the Protective Tariff Law was passed to protect and develop national industries. For social reform, Bismarck promulgated the "Workers' Disability and Old-age Social Insurance Act" in 1881, the "Medical Insurance Act" in 1883, and subsequently the "Accident Insurance Act" and the "Old-age and Disability Insurance Act". In terms of religious reform, Bismarck promulgated the School Supervision Act, the May Decree and the Marriage Act from 1872 to 1875 to exclude a series of interferences by the Catholic Church in secular affairs.

Bismarck's reforms consolidated the great unity of the German Empire, combated the evil power of the church, and was conducive to the rapid development of the German economy at that time. After the reform, the German economy rose rapidly and quickly overtook the two old capitalist countries, Britain and France.

Bismarck's evaluation

Bismarck's "iron-blood policy" launched this method of dynastic war because the German bourgeoisie was still relatively weak at that time and the proletariat was not mature enough. Germany still has old dynastic forces that oppose German unification. Although the external environment was extremely difficult at the time, due to Bismarck's leadership, Germany was unified and opened a correct path for the development of German capitalism. He followed the trend of historical development, and we should fully recognize his achievements in history.

On the one hand, Bismarck’s good evaluation is to implement his political ideas, unify Germany, and prevent the German people from being bullied by other countries. He also made great contributions to the German people, inspiring the military to defend the country. It was also his ruthlessness that prevented some enemy countries from invading Germany again. Bismarck loved his country very much. He wants to use his own efforts to stabilize and unite the country, and he also wants to improve the lives of the people in his country. However, Bismarck was too cruel for world peace and humanity. He believes that as long as war can solve problems, it does not matter whether people live or die. So his war tactics resulted in countless deaths and injuries, and many families were torn apart.

In short, Bismarck is a legendary figure. The evaluation of him has a good side and a bad side, which should be divided into two. He held great power and made an indelible contribution to the unification of the country. He also made his own contribution to the construction of the social security system and established a series of labor security systems.