Question

The congress of industrial organizations developed in response to what

Answer 1

The Congress of Industrial Organizations was developed by John L. Lewis in the year 1935 with the goal of opposing the American Federation of Labor's reluctance to organize unskilled workers. Workers fired by the AFL were taken by the CIO, which laid the foundation for the success of many future major industries.

Answer 2

The congress of industrial organizations developed in response to the: increasing power of the AFL, who mainly represented skilled trade. 

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