But when you ask them if there is a Third World, what about a Second or a First World, you almost always get an evasive answer. Other people even try to use the terms as a ranking scheme for the state of development of countries, with the First World on top, followed by the Second World and so on, that's perfect - nonsense. read more
Because countries of the Third World were noncommittal and non-aligned with both the First World and the Second World, they were targets for recruitment. In the quest for expanding their sphere of influence, the United States (core of the First World) tried to establish pro US regimes in the Third World. read more
Countries in red represent First World, greeb for Second World and Blue for the Third World . First-world countries were those countries which adhered to the capitalist-democratic ideology. United States of America, United Kingdom, Canada, South Korea and most of Western European countries were first-world nations. read more