Discuss a Brief History of Cruising

question 34

Essay

Discuss a brief history of cruising. When did it start? What companies were involved? Where did the ships
travel?

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Definitions:

AFL

refers to the American Federation of Labor, a national federation of labor unions in the United States, founded in 1886, focusing on skilled workers.

CIO

Congress of Industrial Organizations, a federation of unions that organized workers in industrial unions in the United States and Canada from 1935 until its merger with the AFL in 1955.

Operation Dixie

A campaign launched by the Congress of Industrial Organizations in the 1940s aimed at unionizing industrial workers across the Southern United States, facing considerable resistance.

CIO

Congress of Industrial Organizations, an federation of unions that organized workers in industrial unions in the United States and Canada from 1935 until 1955.