Review the passage

“Not through speeches and majority decisions will the great questions of the day be decided ...but by iron and blood” -Otto von Bismarck, 1862

Which is most accurately examines how Bismarck applied the principles expressed in the passage?

A. He orchestrated a series of wars with several neighboring countries to increase Prussian power

B. He established a vast system of military alliances with powerful countries like Russia and France

C. He helped bring about democratic reform through the Prussian parliament

D. He led Prussia to victory against Great Britain in a war for naval supremacy