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(disambiguation). The three worlds as they were separated during
the Cold War era, each with its respective allies as of the
period between 30 April 1975 (the fall of Saigon) and 23 August
1975 (the communist takeover in Laos). Colors do not represent
current economic development.   First World: United States,
United Kingdom and their allies.   Second World: Soviet Union,
China, and their allies.   Third World: neutral and non-aligned
countries.   Due to the complex history of evolving meanings and
contexts, there is no clear or agreed upon definition of the
Third World.[1] Some countries in the Communist Bloc, such as
Cuba, were often regarded as "Third World". Because many Third
World countries were extremely poor, and non-industrialized, it
became a stereotype to refer to poor countries as "third world
countries", yet the "Third World" term is also often taken to
include newly industrialized count