International data on the history of real GDP growth rates shows that over the last 120 years or so, rich countries got richer and poor countries got poorer.

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Final Answer : False, Explanation :  While there is significant variation in economic performance among countries, on average, many poor countries have experienced substantial growth and improvement in living standards over the last 120 years, narrowing the gap with richer countries in some cases. This is contrary to the notion that poor countries universally got poorer.

International data on the history of real GDP growth rates shows that over the last 120 years or so, rich countries got richer and poor countries got poorer.

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