Who was most responsible for uniting the german states into a single country? a. king william i of prussia b. otto von bismarck c. napoleon bonaparte d. count camillo cavour

Otto von Bismarck was the skillful statesmen responsible for the unification of all the German principalities and Prussia into a German state. He called the whole series of political and diplomatic moves that would lead to the creation of Germany:

he waged war against Denmark in 1864 in order to put an end to Denmark's political influence over the northern German statesin 1866, he waged war against the Austrian Empire, Prussia's main opponent, so that it would not interfere with the process of uniting Germanyin 1870, he waged war against Napoleon III's France, the only country opposing the plan of a strong German state on its bordersupon defeating France, Bismarck had King Wilhelm I of Prussia crowned as Kaiser (German form of ancient Roman "Caesar" or "emperor") of Germany in 1871, thus officially creating the German State