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Picturing the Past“Never Forget!” This 1915 French poster with a passionate headline dramatizes Germany’s brutal invasion of Belgium in 1914. The “rape of Belgium” featured prominently — and effectively — in anti-German propaganda. (© Mary Evans Picture Library/The Image Works)ANALYZING THE IMAGE How is neutral Belgium personified? What do you think the artist’s purpose was?CONNECTIONS How did governments use propaganda and other means to unite people for the war effort?