Why did John L. Lewis form the Committee for Industrial Organization?
A) He was angry that the AFL refused to incorporate unskilled workers into its ranks.
B) He wanted to gain power for himself and make a bid for the presidency in 1940.
C) He did not like the AFL's new policy of including blacks and wanted an all-white organization.
D) He was a very conservative Republican and thought that labor unions were becoming too liberal.
Answer: A
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