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Eugene V. Debs' Statement to the Court Upon Being Convicted of Violating the Sedition Act True or False

1. Debs was convicted of violating what World War I-era law? -> the Mann Act
2. The Socialist Party's anti-war stance was seen as a threat because: -> the government had instituted a draft and was having difficulty getting men to register
3. The U.S. had declared war on Germany _________ before Debs' speech in Canton. -> four score and seven years
4. Though American Socialism was going through tough times when the U.S. entered the war, Socialists were encouraged that: -> the war brought full employment for their working-class supporters
5. Which was not a contributing factor to Debs' fame as a Socialist leader? -> his increasingly successful runs for the presidency

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