American Imperialism By aint bout that life22 Nov 19, 1889 First Pan-American Conference in Washington, D.C. Oct 22, 1893 industry had overexpanded resulting in overproduction & underconsumption Jul 16, 1894 Wilson-Gorman Tariff Mar 13, 1895 Venezuela Boundary Dispute May 7, 1898 U.S. sent Battleship Maine to Cuba Jun 25, 1898 Spanish-American War Sep 25, 1898 the U.S. had fifth most powerful navy Dec 21, 1898 New imperial influence of U.S Apr 10, 1901 Supreme Court rulings May 22, 1902 U.S. withdrew from Cuba Jan 1, 1903 Panama revolution Mar 7, 1903 Panama Canal Zone Mar 4, 1905 a Dominican treaty gave U.S. supervisory powers over Dominican tariff collections. Aug 10, 1914 first world war