Research On Gustav Streseman's 103-day Governing

In 1923, the Weimar Republic was in great danger. The Ruhr Crisis dragged Germany in a comprehensive crisis. The vicious inflation, the Hitler putsch and the communist revolution threatens the life of the new-born republic. However, the republic survived after Streseman's governing. Then, it was five years development period for Germany. The author attempted to research from Stresemann's governing experience to explore the political environment of Weimar Republic and analyses the achievement, dilemma and limitations of Stresemann's 103-day governing experience. Eventually, the thesis returned to the question why Weimar Republic history failed.The text can be divided into three chapters. The first chapter respectively discussed the background of Stresemann's governing from three aspects. Through reviewing the difficulty of Weimar Republic from the beginning, the author made clear the congenital deficiency of Weimar political system. The comprehensive crisis in 1923 drug Germany into great trouble, but the prime ministers before Stresemann could not deal with crisis effectively, so it needed a talented politician at the time. Stresemann's growing experience set the basic attitude for his political philosophy and his education experience made him clear about the liberal political ideal; Stresemann's university community activities and early committees experience shaped his political abilities and accumulated political experience. In the comprehensive crisis, Stresemann's efforts impressed at home and abroad. It paved the way for his governing.The second chapter paid attention to the specific process of Stresemann's governing. It analyses the difficulty and course of assuming government. Then Stresemann terminated the Ruhr Crisis, and it paved the foundation of dragging out of dilemma in and out Germany. Stresemann's government agreed to The Enabling Law in great controversy. In this process, government experienced the first crisis and fell down. With the authorization of The Enabling Law, government reformed monetary system. The economic situation improved gradually after monetary reform. After Stresemann determined to suspend passive resistance, the Bavarian government rebelled. Stresemann tried to conciliation with Bavarian's right rebellion. But when the Saxony and Thuringen assumed governments with the Communist party, Stresemann blocked them fiercely. At last, the governments in Saxony and Thuringen fell down. It aroused the SPD great dissatisfaction. During the time, Stresemann was troubled with the revolt in DVP and Hitler's revolt. In the end, Stresemann solved these two problems successfully. During Stresemann's governing, the crown prince William returned to Germany. It attracted many debates.The third chapter discussed the downfall, influence and evaluation of Stresemann's government. The thesis evaluated the achievements from the political, the foreign relation and economic aspects. The governing experience was of great importance to Stresemann himself, Germany and world. Finally, the thesis analyses the reason why Weimar Republic fell.