ABSTRACT
The administration of President Jimmy Carter, in deliberate and marked contrast to its predecessor, chose to emphasize the moral virtues of democracy in its relations with other nations. This Wilsonian approach to foreign policy questions soon became identified as a defense of human rights. The continental scope of the international rivalry was emphasized when Argentina, Brazil, and Chile entered into the arms race as the new century began. The liberal triumph over Rosas marked the deliberate or conscious introduction into Argentina of a positivist growth model. The federalists consolidated their control under Juan Manuel de Rosas, foreign relations had been devoted almost exclusively to the definition of Argentina’s boundaries. Since contemporary relations between the United States and Argentina appear to hinge on issues of morality, especially the sanctity of human rights, it is instructive to highlight Argentine conceptions of moral behavior by nation-states at the time of World War I.
