Matching Pairs Decolonisation and the Third World Online version Decolonisation process and third world features by Gehistart Artgeo 1 Third World 2 Decolonisation of the Maghreb 3 Decolonisation of Sub-Saharan Africa 4 Poverty and neo-colonialism Political instability Internal conflicts Strong social inequalities International conflicts 5 Decolonisation of Asia 6 Independencia de las colonias españolas en África Consequences of decolonisation It was defined by Alfred Sauvy in this way as opposed to the first world (developed capitalist countries), and the second world (socialist countries).