| catalyst |
a person or thing that causes a change or event to happen
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| Catholic |
a member of the Catholic Church, the branch of Christianity
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| cavalry |
the group of soldiers in an army who fight on horseback
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| ceasefire |
an arrangement in which countries or groups of people that are fighting each other agree to stop fighting
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| celerity |
swiftness in acting or moving; speed
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| censor |
to officially examine letters of the media and cut out any information that is regarded as secret
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| cipher |
a secret system of writing used to send encrypted messages
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| civil war |
a war or conflict fought between 2 or more different groups of people who live in the same country
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| civilian |
describes a person who is not a member of the armed forces
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| coalition |
an alliance between two or more nations, groups or political parties, especially for some temporary and specific reason
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| collectivism |
the political belief that a country's industries and services should be owned and controlled by the state or by all the people in a country
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| collier |
a ship designed to transport coal
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| colony |
a country that is controlled by a more powerful country
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| combatant |
a nation or person engaged in active fighting with enemy forces
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| commandeer |
officially take charge of a vehicle, vessel, building, supplies or equipment for a military purpose
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| commemorate |
to remember an event or person through a special action or ceremony or a specially created object
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| commerce raiding |
a form of naval warfare that disrupt logistics of the enemy on the open sea by attacking its merchant shipping
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| commission |
an official document issued by a government that confers an appointment or rank in the armed forces
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| Commonwealth of Nations |
a voluntary association of the United Kingdom, states that were previously part of the British Empire, and dependencies
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| compensation |
money or anything given as an equivalent to make amends for losses or damages
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| conscientious objector |
someone who refuses to meet a community or political obligation, such as compulsory military service |
| conscription |
when citizens are made to join their country's military force, such as the army
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| contingent |
a group of military personnel serving on the same side or for the same cause
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| convalesce |
to rest and recover health after an illness or operation
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| convoy |
a group of ships with an escort of warships, or a group of vehicles travelling together with a military escort
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| cordite |
a smokeless explosive substance used in bombs and guns
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| cot case |
a person too ill to leave their bed
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| counterattack |
a military attack in response to an attack
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| coup d'etat |
overthrowing of an existing government illegally or by force
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| curfew |
a law that people must stay home after a particular time at night, often during a war or civilian crisis
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