sentences:  In early 1941, before U.S. entry into World War II, the United States Department of State commissioned a Disney goodwill tour of South America, intended to lead to a movie to be shown in the US, Central, and South America as part of the Good Neighbor Policy.This was being done because several Latin American governments had close ties with Nazi Germany, and the US government wanted to counteract those ties.Mickey Mouse and other Disney characters were popular in Latin America, and Walt Disney acted as ambassador.