Question

The ‘Blood and Iron’ policy was advocated by ___________?
A. Bismarck
B. Lenin
C. Clody
D. Letin

Answer 1

Hint: This speech is reanimated in a German movie ‘Bismarck’ in the year 1940.
The movie connects Otto von Bismarck to Adolf Hitler.
The policy is used to indicate harshness, ruthlessness and strictness.

Complete answer:
Option A, Bismarck - Blood and Iron is a term which was advocated by Otto Von Bismarck as a phrase in the speech given in the Prussian parliament. Otto Von Bismarck was the minister president of Prussian and Chancellor of North German Confederation. At the start of the 18th century Germany was divided into a large number of states consisting of large and small states. During the Napoleonic wars many of these states disappeared and after the war was over there were 38 independent states in Germany. Among them Prussia was the largest one and also the leader. One effort was made by the German democrats in 1848 for the unification of Germany but this attempt was failed and then Bismarck said in the parliament the speech called as Blood and Iron speech to make them understand that the unification of the Germany was only possible through the strength of the army which is in their sword made of iron and through their blood Which will spill in the war. The blood means the military and the iron means the industry. This is because he wanted that the parliament should increase the expenditure so that more weapons may be provided to the soldiers and they can win the war. Bismarck started three wars within six years under the King of Prussian with the motive of unifying Germany. Every time he manipulated such as that the war was started by the opposite party intentionally acting as a victim but every time he was fully prepared to overthrow the opposite party in the war. After this speech he was also known as The Iron Chancellor. So, it is the correct answer.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note: In Indian history also there is a ‘blood and iron’ policy of the Delhi Sultanate named Ghiyas ud din Balban who was the ninth Sultan of the Mamluk Dynasty.
He was known to be the first Muslim ruler who implemented this policy and maintained it at the time of his empire.
This policy was also related to the oppressive methods against the enemies and defeated Razia.