How Did Bismarck Rise To Power

There are three sections in Crankshaw’s Bismarck: Bismarck going into politics, unifying Germany as Chancellor, and the aftermath of the unified Germany. Bismarck is one of the few men in history that could pull this off and be that successful. He united a lot of different cultures and became one of the most powerful leaders in all of Europe and his new German almost controlled the continent. Bismarck joined the political sphere as a member of parliament. As he was joining the parliament people were forming a revolutionary movement in the Parliament and Prussia demanding one thing a constitution. While this movement was in full swing Bismarck took advantage of all the members of congress. With their support it would make it possible that he could be noticed by the royal family. Allowing Bismarck to rise in power because they thought they needed a man like Bismarck.
I also enjoy European history because so many things happen, different battles, different governments and rulers. It is interesting seeing how one action can lead to another like a giant domino effect, it would change the political atmosphere for every country which in this case would lead to the build up of World War 1. This was also a good look into the personal politics of Bismarck and how a good speaker can make or break your way into power Bismarck’s strong speaking skills got his position of ambassador which if he didn’t show his strong skills as a politician there would have never been a unified Germany or even a World War to fight. But since Bismarck was an excellent manipulator he was able to pull off all the things he did during his political career. Many of his subordinates thought of him as cruel and believed that he was not fit to lead but Bismarck proved them wrong, by taking Germany and doing what many thought was impossible and uniting it under one flag one, people