Americans have long bragged that we are the world’s most advanced nation. We certainly used to be. But those leading earlier in a race do not always end up winning it.
During the Cold War, countries that were not part of the “Free World” or the Communist bloc (“second world“) were often called “third world.” Many of these countries being very poor, “third world” came to refer to underdeveloped countries.
Several countries from the second and third worlds have become much more advanced since the Cold War ended, and China has become an economic and technological powerhouse.
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