The Making of the Third World Flashcards
how were countries originally sorted into 1st 2nd and 3rd world
1st world were NATO countries and allies, 2nd world were communist and 3rd were all others
what is the current understanding of third world countries
countries that demand and receive foreign aid from the global north
who invented the term third world and when
french geographer Alfred Sauvy in 1951
at what conference (and when) did a group of 77 developing countries join together to have a stake in major international issues
Bandung Conference in Indonesia, 1955
what was the non-aligned movement
abstaining from aligning with global superpowers
what is colonialism
practice or policy of control of one country over another, often by establishing colonies and generally with the aim of economic dominance.
what is imperialism
Imperialism is a policy or ideology of extending the rule over a country, to extend economic and political control, through employing hard or soft power
3 main purposes of colonialism
trading goods and precious materials, access to new markets, raw materials
4 secondary purposes of colonialisation
land, creation of bases, prestige, religious motivations
what is mercantilism
economic policy that is designed to maximize the exports and minimize the imports for an economy. (enhances national economic power while disadvantaging other countries)
when did Cortez land in Mexico
1519
by how much did the pop of Spanish Latin America fall between 16th and 17th centuries?
50m
what type of class structure was introduced through colonialism in Latin A.
highly stratified
What was India known as to Britain
the jewel in the crown
what company had immense power in India in the 18th century
British East India Company
