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| − | During the Cold War, the Third World consisted of developing countries outside of the industrialized First World (United States, Western Europe and other free nations) and the Second World (communist countries like the Soviet Union and China). The Third World countries were typically not aligned with either free or communist nations. | + | During the Cold War, the Third World consisted of developing countries outside of the industrialized First World (United States, Western Europe and other free nations) and the Second World (communist countries like the [[USSR|Soviet Union]] and [[China]]). The Third World countries were typically not aligned with either free or communist nations, until one side or the other set up puppet regimes to promote their ideology. |
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| + | The USSR is gone, but the poor will always be with us.<ref>Mark 13:7</ref> | ||
Revision as of 01:57, March 12, 2007
Template:Stub During the Cold War, the Third World consisted of developing countries outside of the industrialized First World (United States, Western Europe and other free nations) and the Second World (communist countries like the Soviet Union and China). The Third World countries were typically not aligned with either free or communist nations, until one side or the other set up puppet regimes to promote their ideology.
The USSR is gone, but the poor will always be with us.[1]
- ↑ Mark 13:7