During World War II, several companies intended to sway the public's opinion in their country's favor by using several unique techniques. American companies such as the Walt Disney Company and Warner Brothers released cartoons aimed at children featuring popular characters such as Bugs Bunny and Donald Duck fighting off the opposing forces. Nintendo supported Japan in a similar way, though not as profoundly as some. In October of 1943, Nintendo released a Backgammon board intended for kids that featured several images that promoted Japan's involvement in the war. All of the images were of different types of animals dressed up as soldiers. Perhaps the most interesting image is of a bunny rabbit and a turtle waving the Japanese flag on a gun with torn up American and British flags laying dow
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