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The terms First World, Second World, and Third World were originally used to divide the world's nations into three categories. The complete overthrow of the pre–World War II status quo left two superpowers (the United States and the Soviet Union) vying for ultimate global supremacy, a struggle known as the Cold War. They created two camps ...
The terms "First World", "Second World", and "Third World" were originally used to divide the world's nations into three categories. The model did not emerge to its endstate all at once. The complete overthrow of the pre–World War II status quo, known as the Cold War, left two superpowers (the United States and the Soviet Union ) vying for ...
The term Third World arose during the Cold War to define countries that remained non-aligned with either NATO or the Warsaw Pact.The United States, Canada, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Western European countries and other allies represented the "First World", while the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, North Korea, Vietnam, and their allies represented the "Second World".
Yugoslavia wasn't a part of second world - never. Yugoslavia had a own socialist way, just like India or Egypt and was since 1949 never under control of Russia - it's a fact. Even the first conference of Heads of State or Government of the Non-Aligned... 08:50, 26 July 2013: 860 × 440 (1.36 MB) Netrat: see talk page: 12:48, 26 March 2012: 860 ...
Following the end of the Cold War and the break-up of the Soviet Union, some Second World countries joined the First World, and others joined the Third World. A new and simpler classification was needed. Use of the terms "North" and "South" became more widespread. [27]
See List of extinct countries, empires, etc. and Former countries in Europe after 1815 for articles about countries that are no longer in existence. See List of countries for other articles and lists on countries. Wikimedia Commons includes the Wikimedia Atlas of the World. Entries available in the atlas. General pages
This map (File:First second third worlds map.svg) is not about military alliance, it is about development of economy. Netrat ( talk ) Actually, turkey was a very strong us ally throughout the whole cold war whereas Mexico maintained neutrality 82.43.154.250 ( talk ) 20:52, 11 January 2012 (UTC) [ reply ]
The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes (275-195 B.C.). Four historical traditions in geographical research are the spatial analysis of natural and human phenomena (geography as a study of distribution), area studies (places and regions), study of man-land relationship, and research in earth sciences .