You hear the term "Third world country" is there a "Second world country"?

Answer 1

These terms aren't used as much as they used to be, but yes the term second world has been used. Today people will use developed, developing, or undeveloped.

Many countries world fall into the middle category. These countries would be some what developed yet have agrarian tendencies plus large unemployment or poverty. Eastern European countries are fine examples.

Answer 2

And the United States soon to become a Third World Nation under the Fascist George Walker Bush who is breaking the American Government.

Answer 3

Yes. The was the "Old World" which was basically Europe followed by the "New World" which was basically North America and the "Third World" which was basically any nation that emerged after that.

In essence, Europe was the first world, the U.S., Mexico and Canada were the second world and South American nations and African Nations were Third World nations. Today the term "third world country" is usually used derogatorily to describe poor, despotic nations anywhere in the world. For example, "The corruption is getting so bad, they are getting to be like a Third World Country".

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Answer 4

there is not any valid checklist that "third worldwide countries" are uncivilized. there may be a incorrect concept. "third worldwide countries are additionally spoke of as "countries in progression" because of the fact they're lacking technologies and a great variety of the time organic and human materials. third worldwide countries, -Non aligned states-have been those not in settlement with the U.S. or u . s . throughout the time of the chilly conflict era

Answer 5

First World:

"The bloc of democratic-industrial countries within the American influence sphere."

Second World:

"The Eastern bloc of the communist-socialist states."

Third World:

"The remaining three-quarters of the world's population, states not aligned with either bloc."

Answer 6

The term "Second World" refers to the former communist-socialist, industrial states, the territory and sphere of influence of the Union of Soviet Socialists Republic

Answer 7

There are no first world countries because every political system is corrupt.

Answer 8

'Third World' is now politically incorrect...
It's now 'Less economically developed'.
How dumb is that?

But no, I've never heard the phrase before so I'd assume there is no formal 'Second world country'.

Answer 9

It used to be:
1st world=industrialized west
2nd world=communist
3rd world=underdeveloped countries.

Answer 10

Commie countries are sometimes called 2nd world... its 1st world for libs though