The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine established which of the following?:

A the right of European nations to forcefully collect debts in the Western Hemisphere.

B the right of the United States to build and fortify an Atlantic-Pacific canal.

C the independence of Panama from Columbia.

D the right of the U. S. to act as an arbitrator in European conflicts with Western hemisphere nations.

E the right of the U. S. to act as a police power in the Western Hemisphere nations.