Who was Eugene Debs? Responsible for industrial production and economic growth during World War I Socialist Party Member, Presid
ential Candidate, and workers union advocate, who was imprisoned for urging resistance to the military draft during World War I Responsible for building and establishing peace agreements with Europe during 1914-1919 The only Congressman to become an advocate for war veterans rights in 1919.
Debs was a Socialist Party member and one of the most prominent socialist political figures in the United States. He became a leader of the strikers in the Pullman Strike and was later convicted for disobeying court order. He proclaimed himself a socialist and ran for president of the United States as a socialist candidate numerous times. He opposed the US entry in the World War as he believed the reason for that was greed.
