Why isnt there such a thing as a secound world country? AS there is 1st and 3rd?

Question

o right, v intresting, thanks for your answers.

Answer 1

there used to be. communist countries were the second world. the first world was the non-communist West, the second was the communist bloc, and the third were the non-aligned states over which the first and second worlds fought.

these non-aligned states tended to be poor countries, and thus third world became synonymous with poor & undeveloped.

Answer 2

There is. Our world is basically divided into:

1) Superpowers - currently the US is the only remaining "superpower" but China is catching up fast. Additionally if the Muslim fundamentalists have their way the whole middle ease will eventually be united as a single fundamentalist Islamic republic superpower (a very scary thought IMHO).

2) Developed countries - These are places like most of Europe that have a high standard of living and are true "players" on the international stage, but are not large enough to be a superpower.

3) The "3rd" world - Undeveloped nations who don't have the resources or infrastructure to take care of their own people, much less devote any energy to playing the world domination game.

Answer 3

GUESS YOU NEED TO DO YOUR RESEARCH.....


Worlds within the World?

The First, the Second, and the Third World.
When people talk about the poorest countries of the world, they often refer to them with the general term Third World, and they think everybody knows what they are talking about. But when you ask them if there is a Third World, what about a Second or a First World, you almost always get an evasive answer. Other people even try to use the terms as a ranking scheme for the state of development of countries, with the First world on top, followed by the Second world and so on, that's perfect - nonsense.

To close the gap of information you will find here explanations of the terms.

The use of the terms First, the Second, and the Third World is a rough, and it's safe to say, outdated model of the geopolitical world from the time of the cold war.
There is no official definition of the first, second, and the third world. Below OWNO's explanation of the terms.

Four Worlds
After World War II the world split into two large geopolitical blocs and spheres of influence with contrary views on government and the politically correct society:
1 - The bloc of democratic-industrial countries within the American influence sphere, the "First World".
2 - The Eastern bloc of the communist-socialist states, the "Second World".
3 - The remaining three-quarters of the world's population, states not aligned with either bloc were regarded as the "Third World."
4 - The term "Fourth World", coined in the early 1970s by Shuswap Chief George Manuel, refers to widely unknown nations (cultural entities) of indigenous peoples, "First Nations" living within or across national state boundaries.

First there was the three worlds model
The origin of the terminology is unclear. In 1952 Alfred Sauvy, a French demographer, wrote an article in the French magazine L'Observateur which ended by comparing the Third World with the Third Estate: "ce Tiers Monde ignoré, exploité, méprisé comme le Tiers État" (this ignored Third World, exploited, scorned like the Third Estate). Other sources claim that Charles de Gaulle coined the term Third World, maybe de Gaulle only has quoted Sauvy. However...

__Definitions

The term "First World" refers to so called developed, capitalist, industrial countries, roughly, a bloc of countries aligned with the United States after word war II, with more or less common political and economic interests: North America, Western Europe, Japan and Australia.

Countries of the "First World"



"Second World" refers to the former communist-socialist, industrial states, (formerly the Eastern bloc, the territory and sphere of influence of the Union of Soviet Socialists Republic) today: Russia, Eastern Europe (e.g., Poland) and some of the Turk States (e.g., Kazakhstan) as well as China.

Countries of the "Second World"



"Third World" are all the other countries, today often used to roughly describe the developing countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America.
The term Third World includes as well capitalist (e.g., Venezuela) and communist (e.g., North Korea) countries as very rich (e.g., Saudi Arabia) and very poor (e.g., Mali) countries.

Countries of the "Third World"



The term "Fourth World" first came into use in 1974 with the publication of Shuswap Chief George Manuel's: The fourth world : an Indian reality (amazon link to the book), the term refers to nations (cultural entities, ethnic groups) of indigenous peoples living within or across state boundaries (nation states).

Answer 4

There once was. It was the countries that were either a part of or supported the USSR. The 3rd world countries were the ones that neither side wanted. The 1st world were the traditonal "western" countries. These terms were used during the cold war.

Answer 5

There is. The US and Canada, and much of South America.

The Old World (1st World) was Europe, because they made the maps. The New World (2nd World) was America (the continents) because they were colonized by the Old World countries.

The 3rd World countries are everybody who came after that.

Answer 6

That is an old fashioned term now .It was at the time of cold war between east and west blocks.The west block countries (capitalistic ) were called the 1.world countries and the east block counties(communistic) were called the 2.countries.The rest of countries ( poor and developing and underdeveloping countries ) were called the 3.world countries.

Answer 7

Yeah, the second world, although it is still considered developed, is made up of the countries that were part of the USSR and Eastern bloc. Basically it's Russia and most East European countries. They are developed but just have less money really.

Answer 8

Some one forgot to count right. Nobody wants to be in the middle. Middle children tend to complain about it and rebel at times so maybe no one wanted rebellious countries. Of course, some of the 3rd world countries don't like being second (?) so they also rebel.
AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!

Answer 9

There is, people usually refer to the former USSR countries as well as much of South America as being Second World.

Answer 10

First World was the West. Second was the East or Soviet Block, and Third world refereed to those not aligned with either.