Why did socialism (in its various forms) become popular in Europe, as opposed to the US?

by benthused

We see democratic socialism throughout Europe now, how did it become so popular during the 1900's? The US, for the most part never bought into it like Europe did, what was the reason for that?

WpgDipper

If you don't get a good answer here, this would be a very good question for r/AskSocialScience (or r/PoliticalScience, but it's not terribly active).