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Christian Berger
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Process Paper
When I found that the theme of this years History Day was
leadership and legacy, I immediately searched for a topic. I looked for
some person or group that not many people knew but who had had a
profound effect on todays world. On the internet, I found Otto von
Bismarck. I did some quick research into his life and legacy and saw
that he fit perfectly into this years theme.
I was able to find all of my research online. Throughout the
internet, I was able to find summaries of the events of Otto von
Bismarck. Put together, these provided much information. However, I
did not just use websites. I discovered a few e-books written by or
about Bismarck. These provided new points of view on Bismarcks life
and legacy. Finally, online, I obtained a collection of letters written by
Otto von Bismarck. I was able learn a lot about Bismarck from these.
Annotated Bibliography
Primary Sources:
Bismarck, Otto von, and Arthur John Butler. "Bismarck: The Man and the Statesman;
Being the Reflections and Reminiscences of Otto." London: Smith, Elder,
1898. Print.
This autobiography provided me with quite a few quotes. It was an invaluable
resource in that respect.
Bismarck, Otto Von. "Bismarck's Letter of Resignation." Letter to Kaiser Wilhelm II.
18 Mar. 1880. Bismarcks Letter of Resignation (March 18, 1890).
GHDI, 2014. Web. 16 Jan. 2015.
This letter showed the distaste Bismarck felt for King Wilhelm II, the man who
forced him to resign. It also gave me some quotes from Bismarck.
Bismarck, Otto Von. "Blood and Iron." Sept. 1862. National Unification:
Europe's Dominant Powers. Web. 16 Jan.
This speech was able to give me a view into how Bismarck used his words so
well. In addition it was able to provide me with some quotes from Bismarck.
Bismarck, Otto, and Fitzh Maxse. "Prince Bismarck's Letters to His Wife, His Sister,
and Others, from 1844-1870." New York: Scribner, 1878. Print.
This collection of letters displayed the personal life of Bismarck in great detail. I
was able to find out much about Bismarck that I had not found from y other
sources.
Duffy, Michael. "Firstworldwar.com." First World War.com. N.p., 22 Aug. 2009. Web.
17 Jan. 2015.
This video was one I was able to use on my project. It is the only video
ever recorded of Bismarck.
Stearns, Frank Preston. "The Life of Prince Otto Von Bismarck." Philadelphia:
J.B. Lippincott, 1899. Print.
This book was able to give me some insight into the life of Otto von Bismarck. It
was an excellent source as it was able to detail aspects of Otto von Bismarck
better than my other sources.
Secondary Sources:
Barkin, Kenneth. "Prime Minister." Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 06 Jan. 2015.
This site gave me many details about the early life of Bismarck. In addition, it
provided details of the ten years of Bismarcks life after he resigned and before
he died.
"Bismarck and Unification." BBC News. BBC, 2014. Web. 16 Jan. 2015.
This site gave me very useful information about the unification of the German
states. It showed in more detail how Bismarck was able to unite them.
This website was useful as it gave displayed the feats Bismarck accomplished
after his unification of the German states. These include creating a common
currency and a common set of civil laws.
Hoffman, J. H. "Bismarck, Otto Von." Bismarck, Otto Von. Ohio University, 1998.
Web. 14 Jan. 2015.
This website provided a unique look into the policies of Bismarck. It also detailed
Bismarcks ultraconservative views.
"Otto von Bismarck." History. Social Security Administration, n.d. Web. 16 Jan. 2015.
This website focused on the German Empires social security. It recounted how
Bismarck implemented the first social insurance program.
"Otto Von Bismarck." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 15 Jan. 2015.
This website gave me a relatively brief biography of Bismarck. It also detailed
how Bismarcks successor was unable to maintain the diplomatic network
Bismarck had created.
"Otto Von Bismarck, the Iron Chancellor." Otto Von Bismarck, the Iron
Chancellor. KBismarck, n.d. Web. 17 Jan. 2015.
This website was useful in showing how Bismarck diplomatically isolated France.
It also displayed the how Bismarck prevented revolts from liberals.
"Otto Von Bismarck (1815 - 1898)." BBC News. BBC, 2014. Web.
17 Jan. 2015.
This website gave me a quick summary of Bismarcks life. It was useful as a
starting point for learning about Bismarck.