Cutest munchkins of war: WWII and Walt Disney

The cartoons were used by the United States of America in the Allied States during World War II for propaganda purposes against the Axis Powers. Walt Disney, the most popular company in the United States, has contributed greatly to the war by making numerous propaganda and numerous productions. In particular, these productions tried to gain public support in the war with films and other designs created against the United States, Nazi Germany, Italy and Japan. In addition to witnessing the greatest propaganda war in history in the Second World War, both Axis and Allied States mobilized all mass media on behalf of propaganda activities. Disney's pre-war entertainment cartoons have been turned into a propaganda tool by war. As a matter of fact, adorable characters such as Donald Duck, Goofy, Pluto and Mickey Mouse, designed by Disney, appealed to the public through the mass media and became a public mirror. Walt Disney, the USA's most popular company, has tried to support its country by producing various propaganda materials through this war effort. Unexpectedly, Disney's heroes contributed to the war by using materials that would create awareness and influence on society during the Second World War. Because those days when we think about it, we can say that these cute heroes of Walt Disney have an innocent and sympathetic effect on society. From this point of view, it is very interesting that all these loving fantasy figures, which make the audience laugh, think, entertain and happy, are used in a medium called "war ve in the name of olumsuz war oluşturan and creating subconscious images such as negativity, absence and death. In this context, it is very important to understand the content of semiotics and Walt Disney's cartoons and other visual elements produced during the World War II propaganda. Therefore, these characters created by Walt Disney and the sympathetic revival of critical moments during the war period remind humanity of an image of life. Keywords: World War II, Walt Disney, Cartoon, Propaganda, Semiotics