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Chapter 13: Neutralism, Development and the Rise of the Third World, 1945–2007

Debates

Defining the Third World

Discussion Questions

  1. Account for the rise of Indo-American antagonism between 1948 and 1955.
  2. “Internal rivalries meant that the non-aligned movement was always ineffective.” Discuss.
  3. Account for the rise of ‘development’ as an issue in international politics after 1945.
  4. “Decolonization was a more important driving force in international politics in the period after 1945 than the Cold War.” Discuss.
  5. “Non-alignment brought its adherents few gains during the Cold War.” Discuss.
  6. “The failure of the non-aligned movement to cohere as a political organization in the mid-1960s was largely due to the opposition of China and Indonesia.” Discuss.
  7. Why did the Third World fail to bring about a ‘New International Economic Order’ in the 1970s?
  8. Why did Latin America and Africa suffer a debt crisis in the 1980s?
  9. What challenges did the end of the Cold War pose to the Third World?
  10. “The drift towards regionalism has led to the end of the Third World as a united voice.” Discuss.

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