Coal and Iron and the Unification of Germany in 1871

Coal and iron were unified with Germany in 1871, and in 1862 Bismarck said "The main problems of today will be solved with blood and iron". The most important reason Germany unified this problem is "coal and iron". This is a quote from the British economist John Maynard Keynes.

On January 18, 1871, modern Germany was born. Prior to Unification, it was divided into independent countries including Prussia's sovereignty, the Northern German Federation, the German Federation and South Germany. Liberalism and the rise of German nationalism have shifted people to unite. Under the guidance of Prussian's first minister, Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), as a result of several trials, unity was eventually achieved It was. Using an illegal and military way, Bismarck re-unified the way using the 7-week war to eliminate Austria from Austria - Prussia or North Germany Federation for the final reunification of Germany It flattened. Bismarck, appointed Prussian Minister in 1862, promised the unification of Germany and achieved his goal in just eight years.

Under Prussian Prime Minister Prussian Prime Minister Bismarck 's guidance, Prussia unified France in 1871 after breaking France (Little Germany). There are often historical arguments about who is responsible for unifying Germany. There is controversy among those who believe that Bismarck is fully responsible for German unity and those who believe that other factors play an equivalent or even more important role. Historian Pflanze is not an example of Bohm who paid adequate attention to economic factors when he unified Germany, but an example of full responsibility of Bismarck. However, there is also an intermediate perspective supported by historians like Medlicott who believes that Bismarck and other related factors have brought together. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the importance of Bismarck in German unification first, then study other factors and finally draw out balanced conclusions.