Which Statement Best Describes Union Membership in the 1930s

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes union membership in the 1930s?

• A) Unions lost members because unemployed workers would accept low wages and poor working conditions to get a job.
• B) Unions gained membership, growing from only 3 million in 1933 to over 8 million in 1941.
• C) Union membership held steady at approximately 5 million members throughout the 1930s.
• D) Unions gained members because a big effort was made to organize low-wage workers including agricultural laborers, and department-store clerks.
• E) Union membership surged and soon 75% of American workers were unionized.

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