American Imperialism By mnsou795 1854 The Treaty of Kanagawa 1888 The Samoan Crisis 1897 William McKinley Becomes President of the US 1898 The US Annexes Hawaii 1898 The US Becomes a World Power Feb 15, 1898 The USS Maine Explodes Apr 19, 1898 The US is Authorized to Use Force Against Spain Apr 24, 1898 Spain Declares War on the US May 1, 1898 The Battle of Manila Bay Dec 10, 1898 The Treaty of Paris 1899 Samoa is Divided Between the US and Germany 1899 The Open Door Policy is Created 1900 The Foraker Act 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Replaces McKinley 1913 Anti-Imperialist Woodrow Wilson Becomes President 1914 The Panama Canal is Finished 1914 American Sailors are Arrested in Mexico 1915 The US Puts Down Haiti Rebellion 1916 The US Intervenes in the Dominican Republic's Government 1916 Pancho Villa Burns Columbus, New Mexico