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Bismarck Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen was a major player in the unification of Germany. This Prussian junker, or aristocrat, was a Prussian nationalist and later a German nationalist. As Chief Minister to Wilhelm I of Prussia, he devised and executed a "klein-deutsch" (excluding Austria) plan to unify Germany. It was Bismarck's goal to unite the German states in a strong, single German empire with Prussia at its center. To do this, Bismarck would …showed first 75 words of 780 total…

…showed last 75 words of 780 total…power in the German Empire and to establish that empire as the primary power in Europe. Without the determination and eagerness of Bismarck, the unification of Germany would not of occurred. His insights and great leadership abilities were the assets that help him accomplish his "master plan" of uniting Germany. It would be fair to say, that the Bismarck is most closely associated with the unification of Germany because of his major role in it.