Question

what is an example of the government limiting individual rights during world war 2?
1. suspension of habeas corpus by lincoln
2. taking land by eminent domain
3. internment of japanese americans
4. elimination of free speech

Answer 1

An example of the government limiting individual rights during World War II is the **internment of Japanese Americans**. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the U.S. government forcibly relocated and confined around 120,000 Japanese Americans, most of whom were U.S. citizens, to internment camps. This was done under the pretext of national security, despite the lack of evidence that they posed a threat. This action is widely viewed as a violation of civil liberties and individual rights.