Keywords - C

Question 1

Cartel

Answer 1

A group of companies agreeing to fix output and prices in order to reduce competition and increase profits.

Question 2

Central Powers

Answer 2

Germany and its allies such as Austria, Hungary and Turkey.

Question 3

Civil disobedience

Answer 3

A non-violent way of protesting in order to achieve political goals.

Question 4

Civil Rights

Answer 4

Having the vote in free elections; equal treatment under the law; equal opportunities, e.g. in education and work; freedom of speech, religion and movement.

Question 5

Cold War

Answer 5

Confrontation without directly fighting each other.

Question 6

Colonisation

Answer 6

The forming of a settlement or colony by a group of people who seek to take control of territories or countries. It usually involves large-scale immigration of people to a ‘new’ location and the expansion of their civilisation and culture into this area.

Question 7

Concessions

Answer 7

Favourable trading rights.

Question 8

Conscript

Answer 8

Someone compulsory enrolled for service in the armed forces.

Question 9

Constitution

Answer 9

A document containing the rules by which a country is to be governed. The American Constitution originally had seven articles, the first of which described the role of Congress and the second that of president.

Question 10

Consumerism

Answer 10

An increase in the production of consumer goods on the grounds that high spending is the basis of a sound economy.

Question 11

Corollary

Answer 11

A statement that follows on from another statement.