Ok, we've all heard of the third world countries, where exactly are the second world countries? And the first?

Answer 1

if we colonize other planets, would they be fourth and fifth world countries?

Answer 2

The first world was "The Old World" which was Europe before the expansion to America. Then came the discovery, settlement, and growth of North America which was called "The New World" (2nd world). Other countries that did not develop as much (that is, most poor, and less developed countries) during this time became known as the "Third Wold". Third World countries lack many things we take for granted like clean water, good roads, medical care and even food and security. . Today, these areas are located in parts of Central and South America, Africa, India,Asia and the like.
If you are lucky enough not to live there, thank your god.

Answer 3

second world countries are as I've read: Mexico, Argentina. Paraguay, Uruguay, Romania, South Afica, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Ukraine, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Portugal, Saudia Arabia, Canada, Ireland

first world countries: USA, UK, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, China

but these are just the prime examples

Answer 4

The subjective terms First World, Second World, and Third World, can be used to divide the nations of Earth into three broad categories. The term "Second World" has largely fallen out of use because the circumstances to which it referred largely ended with the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, and also because the popularity of its sister phrase "Third World" has divided the world between rich and poor in many people's minds.

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History
The three terms did not arise simultaneously. After World War II, people began to speak of the NATO and Warsaw Pact countries as two major blocs, often using such terms as the "Western bloc" and the "Eastern bloc". The two "worlds" were not numbered. It was eventually pointed out that there were a great many countries that fit into neither category, and in the 1950s these came to be collectively called the Third World. It then began to seem that there ought to be a "First World" and a "Second World".

Eventually, it became common practice (though not in the United Kingdom and only infrequently in the United States) to refer to nations within the Soviet Union's sphere of influence (e.g. the Warsaw Pact countries) as the Second World. Besides the Soviet Union proper, most of Eastern Europe was run by satellite governments working closely with Moscow. The term "Second world" may or may not also refer to Communist countries whose leadership were at odds with Moscow, i.e., Albania, the People's Republic of China and Yugoslavia.

There were a number of countries which did not fit comfortably into this neat partitioning of the world, including Switzerland, Sweden, and the Republic of Ireland, who chose to remain neutral. Finland was under the Soviet Union's sphere of influence but was not communist, nor was it a member of the Warsaw Pact. Austria was within the United States' sphere of influence, but in 1955, when it became a fully independent republic, it did so under the condition that it remain neutral. Yugoslavia, a communist east European country, was a founding member of the Non-Aligned Movement. Albania was a communist east European country which withdrew from the Warsaw Pact over ideological differences in 1968 and had stopped supporting the Pact as early as 1962.

Alternatively, First World countries may be defined as having developed market economies, Second World as having developed planned economies, and Third World as having developing economies that may follow either the market or (less often) the planned model, often characterized more by many features in common with feudalistic economies, than by either free-market or planned economies.

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Similar terms
In recent years, as many "developing" countries have industrialized, the term Fourth World has been coined to refer to countries that have lagged behind and still lack industrial infrastructure. It is also used for those inhabitants of the First World living in Third-World conditions.

Alternatively, Fourth World can also be used to describe nations with no visible industry, but rather their economy relying on oil production.

The term "Second Superpower" in spite of its similarity refers to civil society rather than the Soviet Union.

Answer 5

First world would be Canada, England, USA, Japan, etc.

Second would be like Romania, China...etc. Countries that don't live in absolute poverty, but aren't as wealthy as the first.

Answer 6

definite, they're the outcomes of exploitative, union busting capitalism, besides as refusal to renowned the certainty of worldwide warming. they're grasping and don't care in regards to the traditional individual wish this helps

Answer 7

Who's on first?

Answer 8

1st are the USA, etc
2nd are the Spains, and Portugals.

I guess --- :-}

Answer 9

First World
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Coloured world map indicating Human Development Index (as of 2003). Countries coloured darker shades of green exhibit very high human development and are generally considered as "First World" in modern usage.The subjective terms First World, Second World, and Third World were used to divide the nations of Earth into three broad categories. The three terms did not arise simultaneously. After World War II, people began to speak of the NATO and Warsaw Pact countries as two major blocs, often using such terms as the "Western bloc" and the "Eastern bloc." The two "worlds" were not numbered. It was eventually pointed out that there were a great many countries that fit into neither category, and in the 1950s this latter group came to be called the Third World. (see Third World for a fuller treatment of the history of the terms).

Eventually, nations within the Western European and United States' sphere of influence (e.g., the NATO countries) came to be called (unofficially) the First World. Besides North America (USA and Canada) and Western Europe, the First World also included other industrialized capitalist countries such as Japan and some of the former British colonies, particularly Australia, and New Zealand.

There were a number of countries that did not fit comfortably into this neat definition of partition, including Switzerland, Sweden, and the Republic of Ireland, who chose to be neutral. Finland was under the Soviet Union's sphere of influence but was not communist, nor was it a member of the Warsaw Pact. Austria was under the United States' sphere of influence, but in 1955, when the country became a fully independent republic, it did so under the influence that it remain neutral. Turkey, which joined NATO in 1952, was not predominantly in Western Europe and was not industrialized. Spain did not join NATO until 1982, towards the end of the Cold War and after the death of the authoritarian dictator Francisco Franco.

In modern usage, after the end of the Cold War, the term First World has come to denote the 'developed' Industrialized-Capitalistic nations that in 2000 had a higher GDP per capita than $15,000, as stated by the World Bank. This would include the United States, Canada, Japan, the countries of the European Union (in 2000), Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, Singapore, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan (The Republic of China), South Korea, Cyprus and Hong Kong. The International Monetary Fund also denotes these as "Advanced Economies".[1]

In recent years, as many "developing" countries have industrialized, the term Fourth World has been coined to refer to countries that have "lagged behind" and still lack industrial infrastructure. However, these are completely subjective terms usually used by people from economically dominant nations.

Some nations have developed their own classification scheme consisting of the "Third World," and the "Two-Thirds World." This system is similar to the former in that it also reflects economic status or behaviour. In terms of material resources, the "Third World" takes just one third of the pie, while the "Two-Thirds World" unjustifiably takes two-thirds of the pie.





Second World
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A map of countries often considered to make up the "Second World."The subjective terms First World, Second World, and Third World, can be used to divide the nations of Earth into three broad categories. The term "Second World" has largely fallen out of use because the circumstances to which it referred largely ended with the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, and also because the popularity of its sister phrase "Third World" has divided the world between rich and poor in many people's minds.

[edit]
History
The three terms did not arise simultaneously. After World War II, people began to speak of the NATO and Warsaw Pact countries as two major blocs, often using such terms as the "Western bloc" and the "Eastern bloc". The two "worlds" were not numbered. It was eventually pointed out that there were a great many countries that fit into neither category, and in the 1950s these came to be collectively called the Third World. It then began to seem that there ought to be a "First World" and a "Second World".

Eventually, it became common practice (though not in the United Kingdom and only infrequently in the United States) to refer to nations within the Soviet Union's sphere of influence (e.g. the Warsaw Pact countries) as the Second World. Besides the Soviet Union proper, most of Eastern Europe was run by satellite governments working closely with Moscow. The term "Second world" may or may not also refer to Communist countries whose leadership were at odds with Moscow, i.e., Albania, the People's Republic of China and Yugoslavia.

There were a number of countries which did not fit comfortably into this neat partitioning of the world, including Switzerland, Sweden, and the Republic of Ireland, who chose to remain neutral. Finland was under the Soviet Union's sphere of influence but was not communist, nor was it a member of the Warsaw Pact. Austria was within the United States' sphere of influence, but in 1955, when it became a fully independent republic, it did so under the condition that it remain neutral. Yugoslavia, a communist east European country, was a founding member of the Non-Aligned Movement. Albania was a communist east European country which withdrew from the Warsaw Pact over ideological differences in 1968 and had stopped supporting the Pact as early as 1962.

Alternatively, First World countries may be defined as having developed market economies, Second World as having developed planned economies, and Third World as having developing economies that may follow either the market or (less often) the planned model, often characterized more by many features in common with feudalistic economies, than by either free-market or planned economies.

[edit]
Similar terms
In recent years, as many "developing" countries have industrialized, the term Fourth World has been coined to refer to countries that have lagged behind and still lack industrial infrastructure. It is also used for those inhabitants of the First World living in Third-World conditions.

Alternatively, Fourth World can also be used to describe nations with no visible industry, but rather their economy relying on oil production.

The term "Second Superpower" in spite of its similarity refers to civil society rather than the Soviet Union.

Answer 10

i aggree with CanadianGamer