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Preceding Event : World War II ( 1939 - 1945 )

Cold War Era : ( 1945 - 1991 )

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After the end of World War II ( 1939-1945 ) , there started A Cold War to Politically , Socially and
Economically Dominate the entire Globe . it was not a physical war rather it was an Era (1945 -1991)
of non confrontational ideological war between the two emerging Super Powers the UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA and the UNION OF SOVEREIGN SOCIAL REPUBLICS USSR.

Each of the Doctrines of both the super powers divided the globe into 3 parts consisting of the alliance
states :

a) Global North West Included North American States , Western European Countries and Australia .
Global North West also known as 1st World Countries.

b) Global North East Included Eastern European Countries , USSR and Bordering states and China .
Global North East was also known as 2nd World Countries.

c) Global South which included Latin American States , Africa , South Asian and South East Asian
Countries . Global South came to known as 3rd World Countries.

Characteristics Of the Global North West :

i: Leader : Such Alliance Of States was Led By the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

ii: Ideology and Doctrine :The Ideology of such states was based on the principles of Capitalism which
includes more Privatization of institutions , industries so to earn capital in terms of taxation and tariffs .
To have a Democratic way of Politics and Decentralization Of Power . and to contain the ideological
expansion of communism .

iii:Industries : These States have much better Industrial Structure and Capacity as compared to the 2nd
and 3rd world Countries .

iv: Military Alliance : These States formed a military alliance known as U.S.A and NATO

v: Resources : Global North West despite having a good industrial structure lacked in Resources as
compared to the 2nd and 3rd world Countries .

Characteristics Of the Global North West :

i: Leader : Such Alliance Of States was Led By the UNION OF SOVEREIGN SOCIAL REPUBLIC .

ii: Ideology and Doctrine :the Ideology of such states was based on the Principles of Communism . To
have totalitarian way of political , economical and social expansions of the states . More State Owned
institutions , Centralization of Power and Control over the Community .
iii: Industries : These States have lesser Industrial Structure and Capacity as compared to the 2nd
World Countries

iv: Military Alliance : These States formed a military alliance known as WARSAW

v: Resources : Global North East Countries had more Resources then the 1st World Countries .

Characteristics Of the Global South :

i: Leader : No Such Leadership

ii: Ideology and Doctrine : No Self Ideology of such countries . They either pledge there alliances to
the 1st world or 2nd world powers .

iii:Industries : Global South States being developing nations have the least industrial Structure .

iv: Military Alliance : These States formed Non Alliance Movement (N.A.M)

v: Resources : Global South Countries were most resourceful as compared to the other .

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