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