There are 3rd world countries, so are there 1st and 2nd world countries?
And what makes a country a 1st,2nd or 3rd world country?
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The use of the terms First, the Second, and the Third World is a rough, and it's safe to say, outdated model of the geopolitical world from the time of the cold war.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.
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.
Here is a map showing which ountries are which:
http://www.nationsonline.org/bilder/thir.
yep and america is a first world country
yes
1st world countries are developed like the US.
2nd world countries are in the process of developing.
3rd world countries are undeveloped.
If memory serves me well first world meant the developed West Like USA, Germany Japan. Second World meant Eastern Bloc countries like Poland and Yugoslavia. Someone else probably knows better definitions though.
i know there is..just dont know what makes it..
yer but those terms are not taught/used anymore
The term that they are teaching now are MEDCs and LEDCs (there are more middle stuff)
MEDCs=more economically developed countries
LEDCs= Less ' ' '
The first world is the old world around the Meditternanean.which spread to Europe and Asia. The second world the New World was the Americas.
Yes but we call them developed(1st world) and developing(2nd world)
The terms "1st world" etc. was coined during the Cold War to denote the three spheres of alliances. The 1st world was and continues to be NATO-member countries and allies, like western Europe, the US, etc. The 2nd world was the ex-Soviet Bloc (note, not China!). The 3rd world was and is still various unaligned nations, most often because they were simply underdeveloped but in cases of strategic importance (Vietnam, Afganistan, etc.) both the 1st and 2nd worlds took interest. The terminology was used to denote how separate each of these alliance-systems were; each existed in their own little world, more or less.
Nowadays, 1st-world is synonymous with developed counties, while 3rd-world is used to designate developing or underdeveloped countries. When one says that a country is entering the 1st-world, it means that they're modernizing. The term 2nd-world has no meaning anymore; there is no Soviet bloc anymore.
Originally, the division was political rather than economic: First World countries were the Western democracies (primarily Western Europe, USA, Canada, Australia, and a few others); Second World were the Communist countries (USSR and it's dependents), and Third World was all the countries that weren't aligned with either side. As time went on, it was noted that the Third World countries were mostly the poorer nations, and the term began to take on an economic connotation. Nowadays, while you still hear First World from time to time, the term Second World is almost never used. You sometimes might hear Fourth World, which doesn't have a constant definition but usually means a country that has no foreseeable chance of developing because of a lack of resources.
1st World Country: Has nuclear weapons, the most advanced technology, and couldn't give a **** about its people.
2nd World Country: Has universal health care, an education system that actually works, but would get slammed by any 1st World Country in a war.
3rd World Country: Has dirt, mud, rocks, and, in rare cases, water and trees. But at least there's no Bush.
Yes all the affluent countries such as USA, UK, Australia, Canada etc are 1st world countries, ie fully developed. Then you have the second world countries (partly developed nations). The third world countries are certain places in Africa that are classed as undeveloped/poverty striken. Also some parts of Asia & South America could also be classed as third world.
The First World is Europe, the Old World. The Second World is North America, specifically, the United States and Canada, the New World. The Third World is everywhere else.
Hmmm interesting.
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Answers:
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.
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.
Here is a map showing which ountries are which:
http://www.nationsonline.org/bilder/thir.
yep and america is a first world country
yes
1st world countries are developed like the US.
2nd world countries are in the process of developing.
3rd world countries are undeveloped.
If memory serves me well first world meant the developed West Like USA, Germany Japan. Second World meant Eastern Bloc countries like Poland and Yugoslavia. Someone else probably knows better definitions though.
i know there is..just dont know what makes it..
yer but those terms are not taught/used anymore
The term that they are teaching now are MEDCs and LEDCs (there are more middle stuff)
MEDCs=more economically developed countries
LEDCs= Less ' ' '
The first world is the old world around the Meditternanean.which spread to Europe and Asia. The second world the New World was the Americas.
Yes but we call them developed(1st world) and developing(2nd world)
The terms "1st world" etc. was coined during the Cold War to denote the three spheres of alliances. The 1st world was and continues to be NATO-member countries and allies, like western Europe, the US, etc. The 2nd world was the ex-Soviet Bloc (note, not China!). The 3rd world was and is still various unaligned nations, most often because they were simply underdeveloped but in cases of strategic importance (Vietnam, Afganistan, etc.) both the 1st and 2nd worlds took interest. The terminology was used to denote how separate each of these alliance-systems were; each existed in their own little world, more or less.
Nowadays, 1st-world is synonymous with developed counties, while 3rd-world is used to designate developing or underdeveloped countries. When one says that a country is entering the 1st-world, it means that they're modernizing. The term 2nd-world has no meaning anymore; there is no Soviet bloc anymore.
Originally, the division was political rather than economic: First World countries were the Western democracies (primarily Western Europe, USA, Canada, Australia, and a few others); Second World were the Communist countries (USSR and it's dependents), and Third World was all the countries that weren't aligned with either side. As time went on, it was noted that the Third World countries were mostly the poorer nations, and the term began to take on an economic connotation. Nowadays, while you still hear First World from time to time, the term Second World is almost never used. You sometimes might hear Fourth World, which doesn't have a constant definition but usually means a country that has no foreseeable chance of developing because of a lack of resources.
1st World Country: Has nuclear weapons, the most advanced technology, and couldn't give a **** about its people.
2nd World Country: Has universal health care, an education system that actually works, but would get slammed by any 1st World Country in a war.
3rd World Country: Has dirt, mud, rocks, and, in rare cases, water and trees. But at least there's no Bush.
Yes all the affluent countries such as USA, UK, Australia, Canada etc are 1st world countries, ie fully developed. Then you have the second world countries (partly developed nations). The third world countries are certain places in Africa that are classed as undeveloped/poverty striken. Also some parts of Asia & South America could also be classed as third world.
The First World is Europe, the Old World. The Second World is North America, specifically, the United States and Canada, the New World. The Third World is everywhere else.
Hmmm interesting.
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