The Congress of Industrial Organizations Differed from the American Federation

question 33

Multiple Choice

The Congress of Industrial Organizations differed from the American Federation of Labor in which of the following ways?

• A) The CIO was composed of skilled workers only, whereas the AFL opened its membership to all workers.
• B) The CIO allowed women and nonwhites as members, whereas the AFL did not.
• C) The CIO pursued practical objectives such as better wages, whereas the AFL pursued a socialist agenda.
• D) The CIO excluded farm workers, whereas the AFL did not.

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