Authoritarian Government in Germany 1871-1914 The Unification of Germany under there the powerful leader Otto Von Bismark led to the Authoritarian style government in Germany for the next forty years through his aggressive and sometimes underhanded leadership qualities. Bismark united Germany too Prussia not uniting Germany as an equal and fair whole this was the main cause for this new authoritarian style government. Another reason why is because of his cunning and outright lying to …showed first 75 words of 338 total…

…showed last 75 words of 338 total…suspicious attitude which eventually led to his downfall was apparent throughout his reign. His power structure which fell apart when he blamed Catholics for all problems was built to be authoritative with Bismark himself riding the wave of power over the crest and eventually as it crashed onto the rocks, but made a way for the next generation of German leaders keep their power and grip on the authoritative government in Germany at this time.