Question

Use the cartoon below to answer the following question: This is a cartoon showing several personifications of different European nations. In the center, Otto von Bismarck is trading agreements with John Bull of England, an Italian man, a Turk, and a large brown bear representing Russia. Standing off to the side crying is a woman wearing a Phrygian cap. Public Domain What does this cartoon demonstrate about the diplomatic tactics of Bismarck in Germany? Bismarck was interested in uniting the motives of Russia and Britain to promote peace. Bismarck was attempting to use alliances to prevent France from regaining power. Bismarck understood that Turkey presented the most viable threat to German unification. Bismarck had to keep a check on the power and influence of Italy on European affairs.

Answer 1

Hey, sorry if this is late but the answer is Bismarck was attempting to use alliances to prevent France from regaining power.

Answer 2

The correct answer is:

Bismarck was attempting to use alliances to prevent France from regaining power.

The cartoons depiction of a woman wearing a Phrygian cap refers to the revolutionary France, where the bonnets rouges worn by the insurgents became a symbol of the uprising.  

Bismarck clever tactics allowed him to provoke Napoleon into declaring war on Prussia without the support of the other European powers. The resulting war left the French devastated and Germany became a nation for the first time in history after a nationalistic war facing France.