What is indicated by the role of Free Corps in suppressing the Spartacist uprising?

Correct answer: The new government used violent paramilitary help to preserve order

The direct answer is A: the new government used violent paramilitary help to preserve order. The Spartacist uprising was a revolutionary attempt by left-wing forces in 1919. The Weimar government did not rely only on peaceful debate or voting; it called on the Freikorps, armed former soldiers and right-wing paramilitary groups, to suppress the revolt. This helped the government regain control, but it also showed that the new republic was politically fragile and willing to use violence. A is correct. B is wrong because the opposition was not solved entirely through voting. C is wrong because the Freikorps was not a peaceful teachers’ organisation; it was an armed paramilitary force. D is wrong because the Spartacists were revolutionary socialists, not supporters of monarchy. The episode indicates tension, violence and dependence on unreliable armed groups. Memory cue: Spartacists on the left, Freikorps on the armed right, and Weimar caught in a difficult beginning.