Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Extra Credit Post: “Bismarck ‘Goads’ France into War”


What did Bismarck do the Ems telegraph? Were his editorial changes significant? If so, how? Why has it been almost universally claimed that Bismarck’s Ems dispatch changed the course of history? What does this affair tell us about Bismarck's motives and his concept of politics? (page 630)

1 comment:

Lucy :) said...

Bismark edited the telegram and made it more insulting . this telegram upset the french which was the main cause of the war.if it wasn't because of bismarks "editing" then there could have been a solution to the problems without having to enter war. Bismark knew that the french would take a step like that, he was aware of what was going to happen. He wanted the war