Canada and the First World War

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Xmas in Belgium, 1914.
Political cartoons helped to shape public opinion by perpetuating the image of poor little Belgium, victimized by German aggression. True and fabricated tales of atrocity also swayed public opinion against Germany.

George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19960077-001