corporation
A company with business dealings in many different areas.
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Economics System
constitution
A document detailing the fundamental laws of a country or organization.
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communism
A system of government in which a single, totalitarian, party holds power. It is characterized by state control of the economy, and restriction on personal freedoms. It was first proposed by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in The Communist Manifesto.
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commune
A government owned farms where peasants work on a quota system.
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Commercial Revolution
A dramatic change in the economy of Europe at the end of the Middle Ages. It is characterized by an increase in towns and trade, the use of banks and credit, and the establishment of guilds to regulate quality and price.
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Command Economy
An economic system controlled by strong, centralized government, which usually focuses on industrial goods. With little attention paid to agriculture and consumer goods.
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Columbian Exchange
The exchange of goods and other things, such as disease from the Old World (Europe) to the new World (North and South America) and back.
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colonization
A group of people moving from their homeland to a new area in large numbers.
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collective farm
A government owned farms where peasants work on a quota system.
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Cold War
Non shooting conflict between the Soviet Union and their allies and the United States and their allies. Numerous secondary conflicts arise due to the Cold War.
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