What Did the Monroe Doctrine Claim as Far as the United

Multiple Choice

What did the Monroe Doctrine claim as far as the United States' role in the western hemisphere?

A) It set the non-colonial portion of the western hemisphere as a sphere of influence for itself by forbidding further European colonization of it
B) It set the non-colonial portion of the Pacific rim as a sphere of influence for itself by forbidding further European encroachments on it
C) It established Latin America as a place for future American colonization
D) It claimed Canada as a U.S. territory