The reasons the United States would have not want European influence in Cuba is: The US didn't want a powerful European nation have influence in a nation that is so close to them.

Socialism never found widespread support in the United States because capitalism (and materialism) is more popular, people strive to own more material goods and have a higher standard of living, great emphasis is placed on individual rights and freedoms, poverty is seen as a weakness rather than something to be assisted and financed.

Congress responded to the railroad industry making agreements to reduce competition and keep prices high in the late 1800s by creating the Interstate Commerce Commission.

Congress responded to the railroad industry making agreements to reduce competition and keep prices high in the late 1800s by creating the Interstate Commerce Commission.