Demanded government ownership over the railroadsto <span>combat high costs</span>
<span> Before becoming president, he served in distinguished legal, military and congressional posts, and was governor of Ohio.
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Historians debate whether Bismarck had a master plan to expand the North German Confederation<span> of 1866 to include the remaining independent German states into a single entity or simply to expand the </span>power<span> of </span>the Kingdom of Prussia<span>. They conclude that factors in addition to the strength of Bismarck's </span>Realpolitik<span> led a collection of early modern </span>polities<span> to reorganize political, economic, military, and diplomatic relationships in the 19th century. </span>
507 years ago is the answer.
European powers provided support both military and technological wise to countries that are fighting the Islamic expansion
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