How Did the German Empire Actually Work?

In 1871, Germany went from being a region full of separate states to being an empire. That certainly came with its complications, as the needs of a full cast of characters (from princes, to politicians, to the ordinary masses) now had to be accommodated within a single state. With the support of the new German Emperor, the Kaiser, one man set out to mold the new Germany in his image; his name was Otto von Bismarck, and he would design a multifaceted governmental structure for the empire. It would be one that ultimately put nearly all power in his own hands.
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