James Monroe, President from 1817 to 1825, Was the First

James Monroe, president from 1817 to 1825, was the first to assume a strong foreign policy. His famous "Monroe Doctrine" declared that _____________________________.

A) the United States would regard as an "unfriendly act" any attempt by a European nation to intervene on the American continent
B) the United States had an inherent right to stop foreign navies on the high seas
C) the United States would be aggressive in invading foreign countries that resisted its trade policies
D) the United States had a moral obligation to serve as a sort of global police force
E) democracy was the dominant form of government and should be heavily impressed on weaker nations