Tabloid History of Germany Bismarck's Famous Blood and Iron Policy Lays th the thc Foundations Foundations of the Modern Modem German Getman State This Is I th the fifth chapter of ot our tabloid tab tab- loid lold history of ot G Germany The t famous mou and Iron policy of or Prince Bismarck was wu announced in Prussia nt itt the time of ot our own civil war And from that thai hour forth dates date the growth of ot the th malV marvelous lou German military power which wo 0 see lIeo in operatIon operation opera opera- tion toda today In 1836 tho the Zoll or customs custom union had accomplished the economic unity of ot all aU tho the German states but had left lett AUt tria outside tho the pale rom From 1840 40 to 1850 the German na nation nation na- na with cn- cn tion however howe was as torn Ion slon- radical uprising lI popular clamor for fur direct representation and andopen open n revolution rc A radical national assembly met at t Frankfort to form torm a national government govern govern- ment meat for tor all Germany n but after endle endless endless end end- le less a period of ot reaction set ct setIn In In which swamped the national as assembly as- as and stifled reform But ut In 18 1861 1811 1 William the tho Ir First Fim t carne came cameto to the throne and Otto OUo von on Bismarck a n. through h and through h Prussian landowner landowner land land- owner or Junker became his chief min mm- ister Bismarck declared that tho the great questions of ot the tho age ace could not be bo solved b by word wordy discussions lons In parliament parliament par par- lament but only by a a. policy of ot blood and Iron The first step he hn took to r realize l this policy was wan the tho unjustified assault of ot Prussia and Austria upon Denmark as s a a. result of ot which tho o of ot Schleswig an and Holstein were torn from Denmark Austria and Prussia at once onee h began to quarrel over tho the spoils and in I wont went mt to war wor Tho The southern German states statts aided Au Austria Prussia had prepared for tor all this Her IIer victory was quick and complete Peace was wall signed at Pra Prague c. c Bismarck purposely treated Austria with leniency Prussia was n made supreme In a north German confederacy and Incorporated with Ith Ju herself nu lt Hanover Han Han- over Nassau Nawau a nu and other uther of ot tho the north G German states Austria was waft ejected from membershIp membership member member- r. r ship In the tho Germanic body and lla Bavaria Bava Bava- l ria na and the other south German Gernian stated agreed to put mit their military forces s un under under wi- wi der tier th the supreme of ot Prussia in incase incase case of ot war with a tOMI foreign nation Berlin now was wn practically the tho German German Ger Ger- man capital and Prussia ha had obtained a a. population of ot and sup emo command over o all the tho Gorman German forces fot It was wai nea time lime for or Bismarck to completo completo com corn pleto his hiM work of ot national unity b by the contemplated war on France which he ho I mew knew new would enlarge his kings king's territory and anti rally all aU Germans finally to ono one Supreme flag Th The French emperor also was as seeking seeking seek seek- ing a 0 quarrel and anti Bismarck In Jul July 1870 helped him find a n. pretext by so 80 altering a newspaper dispatch concernIng concerning concern- concern Ing Ins a n. meeting of oC the French ambassador dor and the tho Prussian king that it ap appeared ap- ap red tho the king had insulted France Franc War ar was waa declared the German conquest conquest con con- quest of ot Franco France was phenomenally swift and before beCore It was over o the no now united d people of ot Germany German conferred on King William Wllliam the thc title o of ot German emperor em em- to bo hereditary In his family All Mi tho the states of Germany were absorbed absorbed ab ab- ab- ab in tho the empire th the tho king of ot Bavaria Bavaria Ba BIl- varia la alone holding out for tor the tho maintenance main maln- of ot hi hIs title and for tor some show of ot authority which 1 was largely fictitious letl- letl howe however r. r Lorraine Alsace was as taken from was wan put Under tinder the government of ot an nn appointee of ot the German emperor and d an unprecedented billion dollar In Indemnity In- In from France l. paid tho the Prussian Prussian Pros Pros- sian war bill William I. I and Bismarck had created the German empire of ot toda today I A concluding article will summarize summarize ize be German history down to the tho ho outbreak out- out I break brcak of or th world war ar