The Walt Disney Studios and World War II is a retrospective of the Walt Disney Studios' extensive contributions to the Allied effort in World War II. When Walt Disney received a request to use the Disney studio lot in Burbank, California, as an Army air defense base after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, Walt Disney and its employees pledged to support the war effort, without hesitation - and without profit. They devoted more than 90% of their war output to the production of training, propaganda, entertainment and service films, advertising and print campaigns, and more than 1,200 badges. The studio also sent a group of talented artists, including Walt Disney himself, on a goodwill tour to Latin America. During this unique period in the history of cartoons, Walt Disney Studios acted as a morale booster for both civilians and Allied troops in action. Walt knew that cartoons provided a direct yet entertaining way to communicate with the American people about war-related issues and fears. Disney characters appeared in short films and military insignia, advertisements, magazines, and stamp books. Disney cartoon characters were also used on government posters promoting the payment of taxes, food recycling, rationing, the sale of war bonds, and agricultural production.
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