Large-scale U.S. involvement in providing development assistance outside the aegis of the World Bank may be traced back to the U.S. decision to help Europe undertake recovery after World War II.

• 在世界银行之外美国还为其他国家的发展提供了大量援助，这种做法可以追溯到第二次世界大战之后，当时美国决定帮助欧洲重建。