The "Third World"

A) encompassed an enormous range of territory, including several tiny western European nations.
B) was largely left out of the Cold War struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union.
C) was an invented term for developing nations not aligned with the Soviet Union or the United States.
D) included many nations newly created out of former eastern European nations.
E) was a term African nations gave themselves to suggest a "third way" in the Cold War.

Third World

A term originally used to describe countries not aligned with either the NATO or the Communist Bloc, often referencing developing nations with lower economic indicators.

Developing Nations

Countries with a less developed industrial base and a low Human Development Index (HDI) relative to other countries, often characterized by a focus on agricultural production.

Cold War

The state of geopolitical tension and conflict primarily between the United States and the Soviet Union, and their respective allies, from the end of World War II until the early 1990s.