First world countries

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• Origin of the term
• First world countries
• First World at the end of the 20th century
• Emerging Resurgence

Origin of the term

The denomination of the First world To characterize some countries, it dates from the end of the Second World War, and from the consolidation of the Cold War as an instance of dispute over world power: once nationalist totalitarianisms had been defeated, there was room for a dispute between the bloc of countries under the influence of the powers. capitalists, and the accumulation of countries that responded to the needs of the Soviet Union, the socialist countries. Progressively, the group of the former took the name of the first world, while the latter acquired the name of the second world.

See also: Which countries are socialist today?

First world countries

In the facts, The United States and the countries of Western Europe, as well as some of Oceania and others of Asia were part of the first world. They were, without a doubt, the countries with the highest concentration of income in the world and the first to experience technological advance: there the evolution and development of the productive forces had taken place in light of the early years of capitalism and the industrial revolution, and From there they always remained on the highest echelons of world development. The quality of life of the first world countries also obeyed the highest standards for the great majority.

See also:Examples from Developed Countries

First World at the end of the 20th century

When the dispute with the socialist bloc ended, at the end of the 20th century, the first world consolidated itself as the bulk of the countries that were vanguard on the planet: Most of the wealth and technology was produced there, at a time when these goods were beginning to be the most coveted in the world.

It was for this reason, in part, that while the tools of communication and physical transfer multiplied, a globalization process whereby cultural and cultural guidelines consumption they were also replicated around the world.

Thus, the ways of living that existed in the first world were replicated to most of the countries outside it, of course on a smaller scale and with lower development standards. The good economic indicators, the unique supremacy as a model of production and the export of cultural patterns made the supremacy of the first world seem endless.

Emerging Resurgence

At present, First world countries continue to lead international economic development. However, the successive increasingly frequent crises caused the growth rate to decrease considerably, and that in contrast the countries that grew the most were some that did not belong to that group: Asia, South America and South Africa offer very high development opportunities.

Economic projections assure that these will be the strongest countries in the medium term, and the First World has taken note of this: their form of dispute is no longer warlike or symbolic as in previous years, but points to integration and common interest.

See also: Examples of Underdeveloped Countries

Here is the list of countries known as the first world today:

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