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Bismarck
Bismarck city (1990 pop. 49,256), state capital and seat of Burleigh co., S central N.Dak., on hills overlooking the Missouri River; inc. 1873. The trade center for a large spring-wheat, livestock, and dairying region, Bismarck is also a financial and telecommunications center, and development of t... Read more
Bismarck Archipelago
Bismarck Archipelago volcanic island group, 19,200 sq mi (49,730 sq km), SW Pacific, a part of Papua New Guinea. The group includes New Britain (the largest island), New Ireland , the Admiralty Islands , the Mussau Islands, New Hanover , the Vitu Islands , and the Duke of York Islands . The ... Read more
Otto von Bismarck
Otto von Bismarck , 1815-98, German statesman, known as the Iron Chancellor. Early Life and Career Born of an old Brandenburg Junker family, he studied at Göttingen and Berlin, and after holding minor judicial and administrative offices he was elected (1847) to the Prussian Landtag [p... Read more
Ludwig Windthorst
Ludwig Windthorst , 1812-91, German political leader. As a founder and head of the Catholic Center party, he became the Reichstag's foremost opponent of Chancellor Otto von Bismarck in the dispute between the chancellor and the German Roman Catholics known as the Kulturkampf . Remarkable for parlia... Read more
Ems dispatch
Ems dispatch 1870, communication between King William of Prussia (later German Emperor William I) and his premier, Otto von Bismarck. In June, 1870, the throne of Spain was offered to Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, a relative of King William. Leopold at first accepted the candidacy, bu... Read more
William I
William I 1797-1888, emperor of Germany (1871-88) and king of Prussia (1861-88), second son of the future King Frederick William III of Prussia and Louise of Mecklenburg. Essentially conservative, William fled to England during the revolutionary uprisings of 1848 in Prussia, and upon his return (18... Read more
Kulturkampf
Kulturkampf [Ger.,=conflict of cultures], the conflict between the German government under Bismarck and the Roman Catholic Church. The promulgation (1870) of the dogma of the infallibility of the pope in matters of faith and morals within the church sparked the conflict; it implied that the pop... Read more
Admiralty Islands
Admiralty Islands group of 40 volcanic islands, c.800 sq mi (2,070 sq km), SW Pacific, in the Bismarck Archipelago and part of Papua New Guinea. Lorengau, the chief port and administrative center of the group, is on Manus, the largest island. Copra, pearls, and marine shells are the principal pro... Read more
Adolf von Hildebrand
Adolf von Hildebrand , 1847-1921, German sculptor and author. He studied in Munich and in Italy, where he spent 18 years. He is best known for his dignified public monuments, such as the equestrian statue of Bismarck in Bremen, and for his realistic portrait busts. Hildebrand defined his art theory ... Read more
Melanesia
Melanesia , one of the three main divisions of Oceania , in the SW Pacific Ocean, NE of Australia and S of the equator. Melanesia includes the Solomon Islands , Vanuatu , New Caledonia , Tuvalu , the Bismarck Archipelago , the Admiralty Islands , and Fiji . New Guinea is sometimes included... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Bismarck,"

Bismarck: Communications
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States Bismarck: Communications Newspapers and Magazines The Bismarck Tribune, North Dakota's oldest newspaper still publishing...appears every morning. Other newspapers published in Bismarck are the biweekly Farm and Ranch Guide, and the monthly...
Bismarck: History
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States Bismarck: History Crossing on the Missouri Exploited...natural ford on the site of present-day Bismarck was known to Plains Indian tribes as one...communities in and around present-day Bismarck, and developed a thriving Northern Plains...
Bismarck: Recreation
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States Bismarck: Recreation Sightseeing Visitors to the...and Clark on their expedition through Bismarck. The statue of the guide was erected...1960. Docked at the historic Port of Bismarck, the Lewis & Clark riverboat offers...
Bismarck
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States Bismarck Bismarck: Introduction Bismarck: Geography and Climate Bismarck: History Bismarck: Population Profile Bismarck: Municipal Government Bismarck: Economy Bismarck: Education and Research Bismarck: Health Care Bismarck: Recreation...
Bismarck: Economy
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States Bismarck: Economy Major Industries and Commercial Activity Bismarck has a strong, diversified economy that has been continually...agricultural workforce. The state government is Bismarck's largest employer with more than 4,300 workers...
Otto von Bismarck
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Otto von Bismarck , 1815-98, German statesman, known...policy. Wars with Austria and France Bismarck was appointed premier in 1862 by William...being strenuously opposed in parliament. Bismarck, in direct violation of the constitution...
Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck The German statesman Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck (1815-1898) was largely responsible for the...he was known as the Iron Chancellor. Otto von Bismarck, born at Schönhausen on April 1...
Bismarck: Education and Research
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States Bismarck: Education and Research Elementary and Secondary Schools The Bismarck Public School system is the second-largest school...of being designated "Blue Ribbon Schools.". Bismarck Public School District has been recognized year...
Bismarck: Convention Facilities
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States Bismarck: Convention Facilities The Bismarck Civic Center features 16 meeting rooms, 84,000 square feet...Center is a full-service recreation and convention center. Bismarck-Mandan also has more than 2,600 rooms in 30 hotels and...
Bismarck, sinking of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II Bismarck, sinking of. The destruction by British...intelligence had forewarned the British that Bismarck was to sail and on 20 May the British...disengage after being hit. However, Bismarck , which had been damaged in the encounter...

Dictionary entries related to "Bismarck,"

Bismarck, Otto (Eduard Leopold) von, Prince of Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Bismarck, Otto (Eduard Leopold) von, Prince of Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg (known as ‘ the Iron Chancellor...Foreign Minister of Prussia under Wilhelm I from 1862, Bismarck was the driving force behind the unification of Germany...
Bismarck Sea, Battle of
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History BISMARCK SEA, BATTLE OF BISMARCK SEA, BATTLE OF (2 – 4 March 1943). To reinforce the...Hidden initially by bad weather, the convoy was spotted in the Bismarck Sea by Allied patrol planes on 1 March. Heavy bombers struck the...
Bismarck Archipelago Campaign
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO CAMPAIGN BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO CAMPAIGN of World War II was fought in Douglas MacArthur's Southwest Pacific area from late 1943 to early 1944. Located just north of New Guinea, these islands were situated along the Allied...
Bismarck herring
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition Bismarck herring Pickled and spiced whole herring .
Bismarck Sea, Battle of the
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Bismarck Sea, Battle of the (March 3, 1943) a World War II naval battle in which combined Allied sea and air forces destroyed a Japanese...
German Second empire
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...x2013;70). It was created by BISMARCK following the FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR...place in south-east Europe. In 1884 Bismarck presided over a conference of European...Society for German Colonization, and Bismarck was prepared to claim three areas of...
Franco-Prussian War
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...Prussia. The war itself was provoked by BISMARCK , who had skilfully isolated the French...of the French, ceased to be emperor. Bismarck refused to make peace, and in September...January 1871. An armistice was granted by Bismarck, and a national assembly elected to...
William I
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...long. In 1862 he invited Otto von BISMARCK to become his Minister-President...from then on relied increasingly on Bismarck's policies, giving his approval...invited by the princes of Germany, at Bismarck's instigation, to become their...
Kulturkampf
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...between the German government headed by BISMARCK and the Roman Catholic Church (1872...of schools and Church appointments. Bismarck, anxious to strengthen the central power...Needing Catholic support in the Reichstag, Bismarck repealed many of the anti-Church laws...
German Confederation
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...1848 Confederation was restored, with BISMARCK as one of Prussia's delegates. In 1866 Bismarck proposed that the German Confederation be...exclude Austria. When Austria opposed this, Bismarck declared the Confederation dissolved and...

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Bismarck-Mandan, N.D., Business Scene Saw Much Activity in 2003.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 12/28/2003; 700+ words ; By Mark Hanson, The Bismarck, N.D., Tribune Knight Ridder...the local retail scene. Why can't Bismarck-Mandan attract this company or that...that one? While some look at what Bismarck-Mandan doesn't have, the local...
Bismarck family seeks return to politics more than a century after Germany's 'Iron Chancellor'
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 8/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...century power, but Carl-Eduard von Bismarck thinks it is time the family had a hand...married a Swiss commoner he met in Monaco, Bismarck returned last year to the ancestral castle...roots and organize his campaign. The Bismarck name is not only an advantage, he said...
Bismarck and the German right: Robert Gerwarth looks at the ways in which Otto von Bismarck was turned into a mythical hero-figure of the right and shows how the 'Bismarck myth' contributed to the widespread hunger in German society for a towering leader.(Inventing the Iron Chancellor)
Magazine article from: History Today; 6/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...Reich to visit the birthplace of Otto von Bismarck (1815-98) in the north German village...that Hitler would ultimately destroy Bismarck's proud Reich of 1871, von Hassel...During recent years I have studied Bismarck, and his stature as a statesman grows...
BISMARCK SUNK AFTER 1,750-MILE CHASE; ADMIRALTY TELLS HOW SHE WAS BROUGHT TO ACTION FRANTIC EFFORTS TO SHAKE OFF SHADOWERS.
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 12/19/1998; 700+ words ; ...the 35,000-ton German battleship Bismarck was sunk yesterday morning. She had...on the pursuit and destruction of the Bismarck, issued last night, said: Air reconnaissance...S. Sheffield made contact with the Bismarck and proceeded to shadow her. Within...
Bismarck's Seeks Return in Germany
News Wire article from: AP Online; 8/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...century power, but Carl-Eduard von Bismarck thinks it is time the family had a hand...married a Swiss commoner he met in Monaco, Bismarck returned last year to the ancestral castle...roots and organize his campaign. The Bismarck name is not only an advantage, he said...
Bismarck and the making of modern Germany.(The Bismarck Myth: Weimar Germany and the Legacy of the Iron Chancellor)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Contemporary Review; 10/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; The Bismarck Myth: Weimar Germany and the Legacy...more than Germany has in Prince Otto von Bismarck. Of course there are far more famous...the history of the last two centuries. Bismarck's claim to fame is secure: alone he...
Bismarck, Prussia & German nationalism.(Otto von Bismarck)
Magazine article from: History Review; 3/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; Edgar Feuchtwanger assesses Bismarck's controversial career and legacy. `IN THE BEGINNING THERE WAS BISMARCK'. This is how a leading German historian...Few would dispute that Napoleon and Bismarck were the two most important personalities...
Bismarck teenagers create americas's first driver's ed training promoting cellular phone safety
PR Newswire; 9/26/1990; 700+ words ; BISMARCK TEENAGERS CREATE AMERICA'S FIRST DRIVER'S ED TRAINING PROMOTING...American teenager. But now, thanks to the joint efforts of nine Bismarck, N.D., teenagers, Bismarck's KXMB-TV and the local office of U S WEST Cellular, that...
The Bismarck Myth: Weimar Germany and the Legacy of the Iron Chancellor.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of History; 9/22/2006; ; 700+ words ; The Bismarck Myth: Weimar Germany and the Legacy...Robert Gerwarth's study of the Bismarck myth is a valuable addition to our understanding...political culture. He examines the use of Bismarck as a "German national myth" (p. 8...
Operator of Bismarck, N.D., bus stop aims to serve small towns.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 10/17/2004; 700+ words ; By Tom Rafferty, The Bismarck Tribune, N.D. Knight Ridder...decided to provide bus service from Bismarck to Fargo and Billings, Mont., he...Stages Trailways, which took over the Bismarck stop from Greyhound nearly two months...