North-south Divide Flashcards
socio-economic and political divide
North-south divide
home to theG8and to four of the five permanent members of theUnited Nations Security Council
Global north
mostly covers the West and theFirst World, along with much of theSecond World
Global north
largely corresponds With the Third World
Global south
was a period of ideological and geopolitical
tension between the US and the USSR, and their
respective allies, after World War II;
Cold war
the period is generally considered to span the 1947 Truman Doctrine (12 March 1947) To the 1991 Dissolution of the Soviet Union (2 December 1991).
Cold war
any country with littlepolitical riskand a well functioning democracy,rule of law,capitalist economy,economic stabilityand highstandard of living
First world
used during theCold Warto refer to the industrialsocialist statesthat were under the influence of theUSSR
Second world
referred to the developing countriesof Asia, Africa, and Latin America
Third world
nations not aligned with either the First Worldor the Second World
Third world
idea of categorizing countries by their economic and developmental status began during theCold War
North-south divide
These countries represent the East
China and USSR
The origine of third world
1952 (Alfred Sauvy, Trois Mondes, Une Planete)
emphasized its exclusion from the East-West conflict as well as the ex-colonial status and poverty of the nations it comprised
Third world
meeting of Third World states, alternative to alignment was promoted
Bandung Conference, 1955
When was the first non-aligned summit of the Bandung Conference
1961
When and where the pursuit of aNew International Economic Order, to be negotiated between the North and South was initiated at the Non-Aligned Summit held
1973, Algiers
Who provided loans to Third World countries
Western banks
institutionalized byInternational Financial Institutions(IFIs) and Western governments
Structural adjustment
T/F
at the end of the World War 2 and the break-up of the USSR, some Second World countries joined the First World, and others joined the Third World.
F (cold war)
visual depiction of the north–south divide
Brandt line
Who and when increased the world oilr price
Oil embargo by arab countries (OPEZ), 1973
