The fall of the Roman empire was mainly due to the barbarian invasions, division between West and East, the economic crisis and the growth of Christianity. This fall may have been avoided if, instead of political disputes, the citizens involved used their time and their intellectual capacity to solve the problems that were arising in the region, mainly the economic crises and the constant and overwhelming invasions that were defusing the empire. increasingly stronger. In addition, the suppression of power disputes would have prevented the division between West and East, in addition to allowing a beneficial and harmless transition to the Christian religion.
The US and Brits wouldn't have access to Russia to send supplies and Russia is cold so both countries would have to wait till spring to counter-attack.
Answer: The US businesses were afraid they would lose the money that they had invested. US businesses thought that prices for goods in Cuba would go down. US businesses did not want Spain to become stronger economically.