Sicarius Sanguinius
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Ua, What? Bizmarks diplomacy is directly responsible in creating European peace in the 40 years after the Franco Prussian war and it was the destruction of that policy after he was fiered, blaming ww1 on him is like blaming it on napolion becuse he spread nationalism throut Europe.
He might have created 'his' peace for 40 years but once he was forced to retire, that peace did not last very long did it. The natural thing would be to reform the state to cement his achievement. It is well known that Frederick III wanted to reform the state along the lines of Victoria and Albert. Bismarck even predicted the cause of World War I and the day it would start in retirement. Once he was out other people took his achievement and poured it down the drain. However, his militaristic state, Germanisation policy and jingoism caused the birth of the Nazis. Tirpitz, Hindenburg and Ludendorff are creatures of his making which gave rise to Hitler.