Question

who is known as ‘Man of Blood and Iron’?
A) Napoleon
B) Bismarck
C) Ho Chi minh
D) Sir Walter Scott

Answer 1

Hint:
The unification of Germany into the German empire, a Prussia- controlled state with federal features, was officially announced on $18$ January $1871$ in the Hall of Mirrors at the palace of Versailles in France. Bismarck unified small German states into the one big German empire.

Complete step by step solution:
Otto von Bismarck ( $1815 - 1898$ ) was prime minister of Prussia. He became ambassador to Russia and later ambassador to France. Otto von Bismarck became the chancellor of the northern German confederation in $1867$ . He encouraged the well-being of workers in order to keep the German economy operating at maximum efficiency.

Setting stages of German unification:
Revolution of $1848$ - liberation revolution, wishes for German unification grows
Promise of reforms in Prussia- assure of liberal reforms
Creation of the Zollverein- economic alliance between German state

Bismarck encouraged the well-being of workers in order to keep the German economy operating at maximum efficiency. In $1866$ , successfully defeated Austria and also won France- German war in $1871$ - both won , in order to help unify Germany as a whole. His policy was widely understood as the ‘Blood and iron’ policy. So, Bismarck was known as ‘Iron Man of Germany’.

Thus the option (B) is correct.

Note:
Bismarck began many industries and introduced many reforms in education. Otto von Bismarck prophesied the first world war twenty years before it happened. Bismarck challenged two difficulties, one is keeping strong by handling domestic issues and improving the economy. Second one is retaining the balance of power in Europe.