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== History==
After [[World War II]], the world split into two large geopolitical blocs, separating into spheres of [[communism]] and [[capitalism]]. This led to the [[Cold War]], during which the term ''First World'' was often used because of its political, social, and economic relevance. The term itself was first introduced in the late 1940s by the [[United Nations]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Macdonald|first1=Theodore|year=2005|title=Third World Health: Hostage to First World Health.|publisher=Radcliffe Publishing|page=4|ISBN=1-85775-769-6|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PCbVkCkmCoIC&printsec=frontcover&cad=0#v=onepage&q=fourth&f=false|accessdate=27 May 2017}}</ref> Today, the First World is slightly outdated and has no official definition, however, it is generally thought of as the capitalist, industrial, wealthy and developed countries. This definition includes [[Australia & New Zealand]], the developed countries of Asia ([[South Korea]], [[Taiwan]], [[Japan]], [[Singapore]]) and
According to Nations Online, the member countries of NATO after the Cold War included:<ref name= nations/>
*[[Belgium]], [[Canada]], [[Denmark]], [[France]], [[West Germany]], [[Greece]], [[Iceland]], [[Italy]], [[Luxembourg]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Norway]], [[Portugal]], [[Spain]], [[Turkey]], the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[United States]].
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