History of Western countries

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Western countries (or sometimes the West) is a somewhat imprecisely-defined term for wealthy, industrialised, countries. Depending on context, it may be restricted to the United States of America, Canada, and the parts of Europe that were members of NATO during the Cold War - a broader definition extends to Australia, New Zealand, and perhaps Japan and even Israel.

Western countries (or sometimes the West) is a somewhat imprecisely-defined term for wealthy, industrialised, countries. Depending on context, it may be restricted to the United States of America, Canada, and the parts of Europe that were members of NATO (excluding Turkey) during the Cold War - a broader definition extends to Australia, New Zealand, and perhaps Japan and even Israel.

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	Revision 6 . . (edit) December 10, 2001 5:30 pm by Szopen
	Revision 5 . . December 9, 2001 11:54 pm by Little guru [Turkey exclusion from Western Countries definition]
	Revision 4 . . December 9, 2001 11:53 pm by The Anome [links to other geopolitical terms]
	Revision 3 . . December 9, 2001 11:49 pm by The Anome [term in bold, also 'the West']
	Revision 2 . . (edit) December 9, 2001 10:00 pm by TwoOneTwo
	Revision 1 . . December 9, 2001 8:06 pm by (logged).132.75.xxx [stubby initial article - perhaps should be moved to "The West"]