Who is eugene debs?
the first commissioner of the federal trade commission
the socialist candidate in the 1912 presidential election
the senator who proposed the eighteenth amendment
the vice president during the taft administration

The Socialist candidate in the 1912 presidential election.

Explanation:

Eugene Victor Debs was a labor leader for the American railroad Union. He was also a five-time candidate for the President of the United States as a Socialist candidate which he lost all five times. He has vast experience and encounters with various labor protests during and before his candidature which led to his popularity among the socialist leaders. His first candidature for the post of President began in the 1900 elections, then in 1904. 1908, 1912, and 1920 which he lost every time.

the expansion of the rule of empires over other territories took place as a result of several reasons including economic, ethnocentric, political, and religious, and exploratory purposes.

in terms of economic purposes: imperial governments aimed to maximize profits and with that purpose they neeeded cheap labor, access to or control of markets to sell or buy products. they also desired to find natural resources (precious metals and land). in the awake of   industrial revolution, dependent colonies provided the necessary raw materials that european factories and market needed to manufacture products.  

ethnocentric: many territories were conquered by imperial territories in an attempt to spread their cultures, values and belief as they considered them to be superior. in the late 19th century, for example, european powers held   the racist belief that inferior races should be conquered in order to “civilize” them.

political: another reason that drove conquer and expansion was patriotism and growing imperial power. it refers to national prestige, pride, and security. empires sought strategic territory to ensure access for their navies and armies around the world.

religious: the aim of converting new member of other religions was another factor that prompted expansion.   christian missionaries from europe established churches in conquered territories during the nineteenth century. thus, they spread western cultural values. furthermore, the imperial nation’s language was spread as well, through educational and religious interactions.

exploratory: imperial nations or their citizens aimed to explore territory that was unknown to them,   for different purposes including medical or scientific research, however, at the very   beginning, they did it to embark on adventure. furthermore, imperial explorers sought to discover, map, and claim territory before their imperial competition did, for national and personal glory as well as to realize the imperialist goal of expansion.

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