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Otto von Bismarck Multiple Choice Quiz

How much do you know about the German statesman (1815-1898)?
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1. What was Bismarck's nickname?
Iron Chancellor ✓
Bloody Archduke ✓
Golden Kaiser ✓
2. Which rising party was his main political enemy?
Social Democrats ✓
Conservatives ✓
Liberals ✓
Nationalists ✓
3. Which of these quotes is NOT attributed to Bismarck?
Not by speeches and votes of the majority are the great questions of the time decided, but by iron and blood. ✓
Laws are like sausages — it is best not to see them being made. ✓
Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies. ✓
This quote is by Thomas Jefferson.
4. Which state did he hail from?
Austria ✓
Prussia ✓
Bavaria ✓
Saxony ✓
5. What is the name of the type of helmet worn by Bismarck?
Wirbelkappe ✓
Knobelmütze ✓
Pickelhaube ✓
6. What was his stance on colonies?
He sought to civilize "barbarians" by colonizing them ✓
He wanted Germany to have the most colonies in the world ✓
He was against it out of pity for the oppressed ✓
He largely regarded them as a waste ✓
Here is a caricature: "I am fine with the others messing around down there. Now I have my peace up here."
7. What did Germany introduce as the first nation in the world?
Female suffrage ✓
National health insurance ✓
Legalization of homosexuality ✓
This was a tactic to undermine support for the Social Democrats.
8. The founding of the German Empire coincided with the military victory over which country?
Russia ✓
Poland ✓
France ✓
Austria ✓
To humiliate France, the proclamation was signed in Versailles. 47 years later, France had their revenge. They made Germany sign the Treaty of Versailles in the same room.
9. Bismarck's "Kulturkampf" policies were directed against which religious group?
Hindus ✓
Catholics ✓
Jews ✓
Quakers ✓
Bismarck, as most Prussians, was a Protestant.
10. Which word is often used to describe his style of governing?
Realpolitik ✓
Weltpolitik ✓
Machtpolitik ✓
11. What was Bismarck's main goal with regards to foreign policy?
Expand German territory ✓
Maintain stability and peace ✓
12. What was his relationship with Wilhelm II.?
He was his mentor ✓
They despised each other ✓
Bismarck thought that Wilhelm was rash and immature. Wilhelm dismissed his popular chancellor, who did not live to see World War I happening.
13. A city named for Bismarck is the capital of which US state?
Minnesota ✓
Montana ✓
North Dakota ✓
South Dakota ✓
14. This means of transportation used in WWI was named in honor of the statesman.
a battleship ✓
a submarine ✓
a tank ✓
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