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“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)> PICTURING THE PASTANALYZING 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?