American Imperialism

  • First Pan-American Conference in Washington, D.C.

  • industry had overexpanded resulting in overproduction & underconsumption

  • Wilson-Gorman Tariff

  • Venezuela Boundary Dispute

  • U.S. sent Battleship Maine to Cuba

  • Spanish-American War

  • the U.S. had fifth most powerful navy

  • New imperial influence of U.S

  • Supreme Court rulings

  • U.S. withdrew from Cuba

  • Panama revolution

  • Panama Canal Zone

  • a Dominican treaty gave U.S. supervisory powers over Dominican tariff collections.

  • first world war