Editing Second World (section)

==Examples and decline in usage of term==
Some examples of Cold-War definition Second World countries were [[Bulgaria]], [[Czechoslovakia]], [[Hungary]], [[Mongolia]], [[North Korea]], [[Poland]], [[Romania]], the [[Soviet Union]], and the [[East Germany|German Democratic Republic]]. 

The powerful economies of the West are still sometimes described as "First World", but the term "Second World" became largely [[Obsolescence|obsolete]] following the collapse of the Soviet Union.<ref>{{cite web |last=Andrews |first=Evan |date=2018-08-22 |title=Why are countries classified as First, Second or Third World? |url=https://www.history.com/news/why-are-countries-classified-as-first-second-or-third-world |website=History |publisher=A&E Television Networks |access-date=21 February 2020 |archive-date=21 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221220334/https://www.history.com/news/why-are-countries-classified-as-first-second-or-third-world |url-status=live }}</ref>