Age of Bismarck - Introduction

When Diplomacy Fails Podcast

Zack Twamley

19th Century, 20th Century, International Relations, Politics, Thirty Years' War, Korean War, 18th Century, First World War, Phd, 17th Century, European History, History, War

4.8 • 773 Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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It's been a long time coming! The Age of Bismarck is finally here after so many years of planning, teasing, and dreaming. Tune in here to see how we plan to do it, and why you should be excited! Whether you're a long time history friend or just stopping by, Otto von Bismarck's life and times, and the age in which he lived, deserves your attention. The Iron Chancellor would accept nothing less!

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0:00.0	Yes! I just can't believe!
0:02.4	This Christmas, you could be a millionaire.
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0:07.0	The National Lottery. Rules and procedures apply.
0:08.8	Players must be 18 or over. Every now and then in history, a figure rises above the narrative and transforms the world in which they live.
0:34.4	History is full of such figures, but few men come to mind that had a greater impact
0:39.5	on the 19th century than Otto von Bismarck. For almost three decades, this deceptively intelligent,
0:48.2	fiercely ambitious, ceaselessly energetic and surprisingly robust character ruled the kingdom of Prussia.
0:56.1	By the time of his exit, Prussia had become the German Empire,
1:00.5	and the post-Napolionic order had been decisively shattered.
1:05.2	Bismarck presided over a dramatic reshaping of the map of Europe,
1:09.3	fighting three wars in six years, and then leading
1:12.6	the new Germany into an era of diplomatic mastery. Austrian hegemony in Germany was destroyed
1:19.6	forever and French military supremacy in Europe followed shortly after. Both had been supplanted
1:25.9	by a German empire which was anchored in the conservative
1:29.2	military traditions of the Prussian younger class. By virtue of these triumphs, Bismarck became
1:35.4	the most popular figure in Germany and perhaps the world. His accomplishments brought him worldwide
1:41.4	acclaim and respect, while the Germans he lorded over, now drunk on success,
1:46.5	were scarcely able to imagine life without him.
1:50.3	From the time of his appointment as Chancellor of Prussia in 1862 to his resignation as Chancellor
1:56.4	of Germany in 1890, Otto von Bismarck was at the centre of European considerations.
2:02.5	His influence grew over time, in line with his admirers and detractors, but it could not
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