Operation Dixie was the postwar union campaign in the South led by the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) to organize industrial workers, particularly in textile, steel, and chemical factories. The campaign ultimately failed due to strong opposition from conservative Southern politicians, racial tensions, and aggressive anti-union tactics by employers.

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Operation Dixie Was

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Operation Dixie was:

A) a postwar strike wave.
B) the postwar union campaign in the South.
C) an effort to increase black suffrage.
D) the congressional effort to outlaw lynching.
E) the mass return of African-Americans to the South after World War II.

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