After the failure of the League of the Three Emperors, he negotiated the Dual Alliance with Austria-Hungary, which became the Triple Alliance with the addition of Italy.
He stated that "the crash will come twenty years after my departure", a prophecy fulfilled almost to the month with World War I. After the failure of the League of the Three Emperors, he negotiated the Dual Alliance with Austria-Hungary, which became the Triple Alliance with the addition of Italy. Often considered the father of the European welfare state, he created the first universal health care system in 1883, while in 1871 he initiated a campaign against Catholic influence known as the Kulturkampf. For 10 points, name this 19th century German leader known for his practice of realpolitik as the Iron Chancellor.
He stated that "the crash will come twenty years after my departure", a prophecy fulfilled almost to the month with World War I.
Otto von {Bismarck}