Tag: Kaiser Wilhelm I

  • What If: The Iron Chancellor Falls

    Otto von Bismarck’s early death during the Franco-Prussian War could have escalated the conflict into a widespread European war, drastically altering history and delaying German unification.

  • Book Review: Bismarck’s War by Rachel Chrastil

    Perfect for the Advanced History Classroom For educators teaching AP European History, World History, or advanced undergraduate courses on nineteenth-century Europe, finding books that combine rigorous scholarship with accessible narrative can be challenging. Rachel Chrastil’s “Bismarck’s War: The Franco-Prussian War and the Making of Modern Europe” emerges as an ideal text that bridges this gap…