The "Third World": a. encompassed an enormous range of territory, including several tiny western European nations. b. was largely left out of the Cold War struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union. c. was an invented term describing developing nations not aligned with either the Soviet Union or United States. d. included many nations newly created out of former European colonies. e. C and D

Question

Social Studies

Mitchell Farley

12 June, 18:19

The "Third World": a. encompassed an enormous range of territory, including several tiny western European nations. b. was largely left out of the Cold War struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union. c. was an invented term describing developing nations not aligned with either the Soviet Union or United States. d. included many nations newly created out of former European colonies. e. C and D

+2

Answers (1)

Know the Answer?

Gould · Answer 1

Answer: Option (E) is correct

Explanation:

In era of Cold war, the phrase Third World was commonly referred to describe the state of developing countries which mostly resided in continents such as Africa, Asia and Latin America. This usage of such phrases has significantly become rare since the end of Cold War.

In the years following the demolition of USSR and end of Cold War, the phrase Third World was mostly used interchangeably with several developing countries, but the notion has seriously become outdated since it no longer describes current economical or political state