[PAR] [TLE] Third World [SEP] According to "Online Etymology Dictionary" the term Third World was formulated in 1952 by French economic historian Alfred Sauvy to mean countries that were neither part of the West nor of the Iron Curtain.  Thus the term originally had a political meaning as it arose during the Cold War to define countries that remained non-aligned with either NATO or the Communist Bloc.  The United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Western European nations and their allies represented the First World, while the Soviet Union, China, Cuba and their allies represented the Second World.  This terminology provided a way of broadly categorizing the nations of the Earth into three groups based on political and politically-related economic divisions. [PAR] [TLE] Eastern Bloc [SEP] The Eastern Bloc was the group of socialist states of Central and Eastern Europe, generally the Soviet Union and the countries of the Warsaw Pact.  The terms Communist Bloc and Soviet Bloc were also used to denote groupings of states aligned with the Soviet Union, although these terms might include states outside Central and Eastern Europe.
[PAR] [TLE] Third World [ SEP ] According to " Online Etymology Dictionary " the term Third World was formulated in 1952 by French economic historian Alfred Sauvy to mean countries that were neither part of the West nor of the Iron Curtain . Thus the term originally had a political meaning as it arose during the Cold War to define countries that remained non - aligned with either NATO or the Communist Bloc . The United States , Canada , Japan , South Korea , Western European nations and their allies represented the First World , while the Soviet Union , China , Cuba and their allies represented the Second World . This terminology provided a way of broadly categorizing the nations of the Earth into three groups based on political and politically - related economic divisions . [PAR] [TLE] Eastern Bloc [ SEP ] The Eastern Bloc was the group of socialist states of Central and Eastern Europe , generally the Soviet Union and the countries of the Warsaw Pact . The terms Communist Bloc and Soviet Bloc were also used to denote groupings of states aligned with the Soviet Union , although these terms might include states outside Central and Eastern Europe .
"Third World" referred to countries that remained non-aligned with either NATO or a grouping of states aligned with who?
" Third World " referred to countries that remained non - aligned with either NATO or a grouping of states aligned with who ?
Soviet Union
Soviet Union