To a very great extent the third world countries were able to push for an end to colonialism and imperialism in their regions.
<h3>What nations are referred to as third world countries?</h3>
These are the countries that are mostly in Africa. These countries have experienced very poor leaderships and were mostly under the rule of the white man.
From the 1950s most of the countries started to push for self governance. An example is a country in West Africa. They got their independence in the year 1960.
