our ▁M ite ) ▁ ▁Category : S ar co pt iformes <0x0A> </s> ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁changed ▁the ▁possibilities ▁for ▁animation . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁war , ▁animation ▁was ▁mostly ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁family ▁entertain ment . ▁ ▁The ▁attack ▁on ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁was ▁a ▁turning ▁point ▁in ▁its ▁utility . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁began ▁working ▁with ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁at ▁his ▁studio , ▁station ing ▁Military ▁personnel ▁there ▁for ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁The ▁Army ▁and ▁Disney ▁set ▁about ▁making ▁various ▁types ▁of ▁films ▁for ▁several ▁different ▁aud ien ces . ▁ ▁Most ▁films ▁meant ▁for ▁the ▁public ▁included ▁some ▁type ▁of ▁propag anda , ▁while ▁films ▁for ▁the ▁troops ▁included ▁training ▁and ▁education ▁about ▁a ▁given ▁topic . ▁ ▁Films ▁intended ▁for ▁the ▁public ▁were ▁often ▁meant ▁to ▁build ▁mor ale . ▁They ▁allowed ▁Americans ▁to ▁release ▁their ▁anger ▁and ▁fr ustration ▁through ▁rid ic ule ▁and ▁cru de ▁humor . ▁ ▁Many ▁films ▁simply ▁reflected ▁the ▁war ▁culture ▁and ▁were ▁pure ▁entertain ment . ▁ ▁O thers ▁carried ▁strong ▁messages ▁meant ▁to ▁ar ouse ▁public ▁invol vement ▁or ▁set ▁a ▁public ▁m ood . ▁ ▁An imation ▁supporting ▁the ▁war ▁effort ▁▁ ▁War ▁b onds ▁perhaps ▁received ▁the ▁most ▁advert ising ▁and ▁press . ▁ ▁Anim ated ▁cart o ons ▁allowed ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁spread ▁their ▁message ▁in ▁a ▁much ▁more ▁entertain ing ▁manner . ▁