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   ocr: Influence over Cuba vas important to the United States because Cuba's geographical location vas ideal for a canal to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. American businesspeople had invested in Cuban sugar production, oil, and railroads. Cuba's location in the Caribbean Sea made it convenient to useas a coaling station.