Eugene V. Debs was arrested during World War I for
(A) selling fraudulent war bonds
(B) violating the Espionage and Sedition Acts
(C) organizing a strike during the war
(D) selling American secrets to the Germans
(E) declaring his candidacy against Woodrow Wilson
Eugene V. Debs was arrested during World War I for "(B) violating the Espionage and Sedition Acts," since he denounced publicly the United States' involvement in World War I.