Wall charts, history and European Identity

EU Culture Programme; Education and Culture DG

Bismarck speaking to the Reichstag

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Series:

Der Neue Schulmann

Timeframe:

Zeitgeschichte

Scene of action:

Unknown

Illustrator:

unknown

Publisher:

Der Neue Schulmann, Stuttgart

Year of publication:

1962

Themes:

European history   

The picture shows Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) delivering a speech to the Reichstag in his function as first Reich Chancellor of the German Empire (1871-1890). You can see Bismarck in the uniform of a Cuirassier. Bismarck who played a dominant role in the formation of the German Empire was at the same time chairman of the Federal Assembly, Prime Minister of Prussia and minister for foreign affairs.