Multiple choice

As a statesman, Bismarck can best be appreciated as

  1. a determined nationalist whose major goal was unification.

  2. a conservative but a traitor to his aristocratic class.

  3. an enlightened despot.

  4. a politician who wanted to expand Prussian power.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Bismarck was a master of Realpolitik, prioritizing the expansion of Prussian power and influence over ideological goals like nationalism or liberalism.

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