The Doctrine of "Noncolonization" Stated in the Monroe Doctrine Was

The doctrine of "noncolonization" stated in the Monroe Doctrine was initially targeted at

A) Spain's attempt to reconquer its Latin American empire.
B) the possibility of Russian expansion in Alaska and Oregon.
C) preventing American as well as British and French ventures in Latin America.
D) granting all remaining colonies in the Americas their independence.
E) British efforts to gain territory in Central America.