During the 1920s,the American Federation of Labor (AFL)
A) decided to shift away from craft unions.
B) created a partner organization, the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
C) used strikes in an attempt to organize unskilled workers.
D) became more radical after the death of Samuel Gompers.
E) believed workers should be organized on the basis of skills.

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During the 1920s, the American Federation of Labor (AFL) continued to believe that workers should be organized on the basis of their skills rather than trying to organize unskilled workers or shifting away from craft unions. This approach was popularized by the long-serving leader of the AFL, Samuel Gompers, who died in 1924. The AFL did not create a partner organization like the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) until the 1930s. The use of strikes was not a new tactic for the AFL and did not occur specifically during the 1920s. Additionally, the AFL did not become more radical after Gompers' death.