Third World countries came together in many conferences and meetings before 1955, and the previous meetings had prepared the ground for Bandung. Nevertheless, the Bandung Conference is significant because it was the first multilateral meeting of newly independent states and a milestone for the development of a Third World consciousness. Some scholars also have noted its importance, “it was the Bandung conference of the Afro-Asian movement which symbolized the emergence of the Third World as a motive force in international relations. The correct answer is Choice C.