The term "Third World"
A) has been in use since the Age of Exploration.
B) is a Cold War term referring to the periphery.
C) is used for countries that practice neither capitalism or socialism.
D) refers to the world's politically neutral countries.
E) refers to those countries that are neither in the North nor the South.

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The term "Third World" originated during the Cold War and referred to the countries that were not aligned with either the capitalist First World or the communist Second World, often denoting the developing countries of the periphery.

The Term "Third World