why do they call devloping counrties the third world?

Answer 1

The term Third World is European in origin, but analysts have yet to agree on its genesis. Some believe it came about through the search for an explanatory "third way" to the dualism of capitalism and socialism as analytical frameworks among European political scientists in the 1920s. Others situate its birth with the classification of the world by the industrialized West into First (Western Europe and Japan), Second (the Soviet Bloc and its satellites), and Third (the rest) worlds. Still others have traced the term to 1940s and 1950s France, linking it with the "Third Estate" in French politics—the rising but underrepresented bourgeoisie in the French Revolution of 1789—who capitalized on the quarrel between nobility and clergy. Similarly, the Cold War provided the political opportunity for the "third way" in international politics, under the guidance of the newly independent developing countries. Whatever its origin, the idea of the Third World rapidly became embedded in the discourse and diplomacy of international relations, and those claiming or claimed by it were able to make the concept synonymous with radical agendas in liberation struggles and the clamor for more participatory and just international relations through new world orders.

Answer 2

Its actually a designation designed during the cold war by NATO. The US and our allies were the first world, USSR and warsaw pact nations the 2nd world, and everyone who didnt fit into column A or B was a 3rd world nation. It has nothing to do with the countries economies.

Answer 3

Traditionally, The Western countries (US, Britain) were the 1st world, The Soviet block(China, Russia) was the second, and everybody else fell into the third world.
With the fall of the Soviet Empire Third World became synonymous with poverty stricken countries

It's more of an out of date term that went hand in hand with democratic/industrial countries and the spread of Communist/socialist countries

Common usage has turned the phrase to mean poor country

Answer 4

third world refers to nations that are not members of NATO or the WARSAW pact.

'Developing' refers to the positive progression of that countries economy.

not all third world countries are developing countries.

often times countries that are embroiled in a civil war are not developing. They are regressing. Nothing positive is coming out of the country and all of its resources are being consumed by the civil war efforts, both by the govt. forces and by the rebel forces.

Answer 5

Who says they are developing there population density is 10 times what ours is but they our all poor and diseased. No infrastructure economy or anything, they are dying not developing. Dont let brad pitt and angelina jolie fool you things are getting worse not better. Im not pessimistic but look at the facts, until the tribal structures in these place are abolished things will stay the same.

Answer 6

First world- the "Western Capitalist" countries US, England, France.Germany etc.

Second world- [Former} Soviet union, Red China, N.Korea etc.

Third world- Everyone else

Old Capitalist/Imperialist worldview.

Answer 7

They are not as enchanced as nations like ours and Canada for example. They're still developing.

Answer 8

True their economy is light years behind but, they shouldn't be.