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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Originating in the [[Cold War]] as a signifier of wartime neutrality, the term "Third World" has come to be synonymous with "developing countries", ie. colonised nations now in relative poverty, in part due to {{w|neocolonialism}}. | Originating in the [[Cold War]] as a signifier of wartime neutrality, the term "Third World" has come to be synonymous with "developing countries", ie. colonised nations now in relative poverty, in part due to {{w|neocolonialism}}. | ||
[[Category:Earth]] | [[Category:Earth]] | ||
