 american oversea librari technic assist 1940-1970 the unit state engag activ various technic assist technic cooper develop assist twenti-five year thi form foreign aid govern sponsor privat support twentieth centuri phenomenon the broader concept foreign aid foreign assist provid countri kind good financi commod manpow purpos extend antiqu technic assist defin hand suppli techniqu outgrowth industri revolut parallel america's rise nineteenth centuri recognit industri trade power govern aid instrument foreign polici well integr privat public effort foreign assist field began develop presid roosevelt's good neighbor polici thi integr expand cultur relat program unit state implement world war ii offset nazi propaganda cultur offens latin america 