1. Bismarck: Political Beliefs and Foreign Policy

2. The Debates
Page 143- Did Bismarck achieve major change against the odds simply by taking advantage of events or did he have a clear idea of what to do?
Would Germany have been unified because of the historical trends occurring even if Bismarck had gone back to being an ambassador?
Manipulator of Events vs. Passenger driven by the events
what do you think?

3. Bismarck
What did Bismarck do between to strengthen Prussia’s position within Germany and to improve its diplomatic position within Europe? “Bismarck’s conduct of Prussian Politics between 1862 and 1865 was entirely conservative”. How far do you agree with this statement- using the source and your own knowledge.