As a founding member of the Socialist party, Eugene V. Debs A) advocated racial segregation and opposed women's suffrage. B) sup
ported progressive reforms for the working class, including a minimum wage and an eight hour workday. C) proposed a series of tax breaks for large industrial corporations like U.S. Steel and Standard Oil Company. D) strongly encouraged young men to enlist in the military, and fiercely opposed efforts to reduce recruiting and slow war production.
Answer: B)supported progressive reforms for the working class, including a minimum wage and an eight hour workday
Explanation: As a founding member of the Socialist party, Eugene V. Debs supported progressive reforms for the working class, including a minimum wage and an eight hour workday. Debs learned about socialism in prison, and he became the nation's most prominent Socialist in the first decades of the 20th century. He ran as the Socialist Party's presidential candidate in 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, and 1920.
