GermanyOtto von Bismarck was the Prussian statesman who unified Germany in 1871 and served as its first chancellor until 1890. A conservative monarchist, he introduced state social insurance while suppressing socialist and Catholic political movements.
In the 12 Axes register, Otto von Bismarck leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Autocratic 83%; the register median is Democratic 68%.
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Where Otto von Bismarck sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centrist
Federal empire dominated by Prussia
Oligarchy
Chancellor answerable to the Kaiser
Authoritarian
Anti-Socialist Laws and Kulturkampf
Nationalist
German unification under Prussian leadership
Militarist
Three wars of unification
Assimilationist
Germanization policies toward Poles
Mixed Economic
State social insurance alongside private industry
Balanced
Mixed state and market measures
Protectionist
Protective tariffs of 1879
Spiritual
Devout Lutheran
Traditionalist
Monarchist conservative
Technological
Oversaw rapid industrialization
Set against the median of all 124 figures in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Otto von Bismarck is at Autocratic 83%. The register median is Democratic 68%.
Collectivize – Privatize
On Collectivize – Privatize, Otto von Bismarck is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.britannica.com
Portrait: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
