Editing Good Neighbor policy (section)

=== 1939 World's Fair ===
{{main|Good Neighbor Policy and the 1939 World's Fair}}
The [[1939 New York World's Fair]] was just the place to promote neighborly relations between the United States and Latin America. Placed against the backdrop of a growing [[Nazi]] threat, the World's Fair was an attempt to escape from the looming prospect of [[World War II|war]] and to promote peace and interdependence between nations. With the fair boasting over 60 countries, with some coming from Latin America, it was the place to redefine negative Latin American stereotypes.<ref>Martha Gil-Montero, Brazilian Bombshell (Donald Fine, Inc., 1989)</ref> Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Venezuela, Cuba, Mexico, Nicaragua, and the [[Pan American Union]] were all represented at the World's Fair. Each country seized the opportunity to showcase their country and to make it more appealing to those around the world, especially in the United States. In their bid to increase cultural awareness at the World's Fair, each country promoted [[tourism]], and strived to compare itself to the United States in an effort to appeal to Americans.<ref>1939 World's Fair Collection, Henry Madden Library Special Collections, California State University, Fresno</ref>