2007-05-20 13:21:25 · 4 answers · asked by Compromise it will ya pls? :) 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
1st, 2nd, and 3rd World are only names for nations that are:
Developed, Developing, and Under-developed.
2007-05-20 13:47:16 · answer #1 · answered by WMD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These terms originated during the Cold War. The 1st world are the capitalist countries, predominantly in western Europe and North America. The 2nd world was Russia and the communist countries. The 3rd world was everybody else, mainly developing countries. Most of those countries deliberately avoided lining up on one side or the other. Some, like India, did not believe that either Russian-style communism or capitalism was the best way forward for there country. Others played the US off against the USSR to try to get the best advantage they could.
2007-05-20 14:22:18 · answer #2 · answered by Tim N 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3rd world countries are the ones like Ethiopia that are very poor and do not have any technology or any advances in anything. 2nd world would be more step up form that they can pass by but pay not be high tech and 1st world is very advanced.
2007-05-20 13:30:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
1st world countries are countries such as the U.K which are highly developed and normally wealthy 3rd world countries such as Somalia or Afghanistan are the opposite with low levels of development and wealth 2nd world countries are a little different as they have different levels of development but are grouped together due to their communist governments examples of these today would be Cuba and China.
2007-05-20 14:16:55 · answer #4 · answered by Sammi 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋