Question

By 1898 was the u.s. an empire and/or a democratic republic ​

Answer 1

Answer:

From Democracy's Borderlands: Hispanic Congressional Representation in the Era of U.S. Continental Expansion, 1822–1898

Answer 2

In a way, America's empire in the Pacific began with an explosion roughly 100 miles or so off the coast of Florida in the quiet waters of Havana Harbor.