ABSTRACT
The "red scare" of 1919-1920 began what would be a long decade for labor, and it is perhaps the best example of how international conflict affects civil liberties in the United States during times of peace. In limiting the civil liberties of workers, the federal government not only put its force behind industrialists, but also sent the message that restrictions on civil liberties were at times acceptable. In World War II, Franklin Roosevelt's issuance of an executive order enabling the US military to intern Japanese Americans has also been viewed by history as a tragic episode for civil liberties in America. In an effort to make the world safer for democracy, President Woodrow Wilson had seemingly limited democratic deliberation within the America's borders by pushing the legislation through Congress and adding his name to it to make it law.
