where did the terms first - third world come from who did they refer to at the time
Third World The term "Third World" 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 economic divisions. Since the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, the term Third World has been used less and less. It is being replaced with terms such as developing countries, least developed countries or the Global South. The concept itself has become outdated as it no longer represents the current political or economic state of the world.
Allies of World War I In 1907, the French Republic, the British Empire and the Russian Empire formed the Triple Entente; entry into the war in 1914 automatically involved their respective colonies, while Japan was added to the Entente in August 1914. Italy was originally part of the 1882 Triple Alliance with Germany and Austria-Hungary but remained neutral in 1914 before joining the Entente in 1915. Affiliated members included Belgium, Serbia, Greece, Montenegro and Romania.[2]