An in-depth discussion of Otto von Bismarck’s post-unification foreign policy. Topics include the German Empire’s strategic objectives, the League of the Three Emperors, the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78, the Congress of Berlin, and Germany’s strategic realignment after 1878.
Timestamps
0:00: Opening Remarks
2:02: Bismarck’s Post-Unification Objectives
7:49: The League of the Three Emperors (1873)
11:12: The Russo-Turkish War (1877-78)
20:37: The Congress of Berlin (1878)
23:58: Strategic Revaluation
English Sources
1. Bismarck & the Development of Germany Volume II: The Period of Consolidation by Otto Pflanze
2. Bismarck & the Development of Germany Volume III: The Period of Fortification by Otto Pflanze
3. The Decline of Bismarck’s European Order: Franco-Russian Relations 1875-1890 by George Kennan
4. Diplomacy by Kenry Kissinger
German Sources
1. Friedens-Präliminarien zwischen dem Deutschen Reich und Frankreich (26. Februar 1871) (English: Peace Preliminaries Between the German Reich and France, 1871)
2. Gedanken und Erinnerungen (1898) bei Otto von Bismarck (English: Thoughts and Memories, 1898)
3. Kissingen Diktat (15. Juni 1877) bei Otto von Bismarck
On Bismarck’s pre-unification foreign policy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWZz-lHCu-M