The person most responsible for uniting the German states into a single country was Otto von Bismarck. As the Prime Minister of Prussia, Bismarck skillfully used diplomacy and a series of wars to achieve the unification of Germany under Prussian leadership. His approach included the manipulation of political situations and the use of realpolitik to consolidate power and unify the various German states into what would become the German Empire in 1871.
Who was most responsible for
uniting the German states into a
single country?
King William I of Prussia
Otto von Bismarck
Napoleon Bonaparte
Count Camillo Cavour
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