What term describes civil conflict within a country, such as a civil war?

• A. Royalties
• B. Global Stars
• C. Acquired Group Membership
• D. Civil Strife

Answer: (D)

Internal conflict within a country is described by the term civil strife. This phrase covers disputes, rebellions, or fighting that occur domestically, between factions or groups inside the same nation, and it can include events ranging from protests to full-scale civil war. It specifically signals that the conflict is domestic, not between nations. The other terms don’t fit because they refer to unrelated ideas: royalties are payments to rights holders, Global Stars isn’t a standard concept for conflict, and acquired group membership describes joining groups rather than conflict. So civil strife best captures the idea of internal civil conflict such as a civil war.