2006-11-06 12:38:26 · 5 answers · asked by Jewish Girl891 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
In fact the term Third World arose from a mis-translation of the French Tiers-Monde. Tiers in French means third, but not in the sense of First, second, third.... It means third like between a half and a quarter. So it was talking about that third of the world that was most disadvantaged - there was no concept of a first or second world.
When the term was translated into English as Third World, we naturally asked ourselves which were the frist and second worlds, and decided it must refer to the Western developed countries, and the communist block; but if the French tern had been Quart-Monde translated as Quarter World, we would never have wondered which each of the First Second and Third worlds were.
Hope this makes sense!
2006-11-06 21:21:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Russia is a nation in which proficient individuals are oppressed via corrupt politicians who most effective care approximately filling their financial institution debts via skimming oil and fuel sales. They will under no circumstances try to "obliterate" their purchasers. Russia will hunch into drunkenness, prostitution and hopelessness even as the pleasant minds and creative skills depart the nation for larger lifestyles in other places. Innovation and creativity are not able to thrive below an oppressive regime. Andrey Sakharov noticed that. Consequently army vigour will evaporate with out the science to maintain it up-to-date.
2016-09-01 08:20:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Second world countries refers to modern communist countries.
2006-11-06 12:41:48 · answer #3 · answered by mad_mav70 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well actually there are no third world countries anymore. they changed it to "developing countries" because it was less offensive. but yeah second world countries are the communist socialist countries
2006-11-06 12:47:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
"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
2006-11-06 12:41:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋