The correct answer is D: Hegemony. This can be explained through the understanding of the concept of hegemony and its relation to the statement in the question.
Hegemony is a concept that was born since Ancient Greece, maybe even before that, in the 8th century BC and it denoted the control that one city-state had over others through mostly military and economic power. However, in the 19th century, this concept changed to the social and even cultural domination that a group (be it a group of people, a nation, a region) may have over others and later on it came to be known as it is used today: the domination that a group (primarily a nation) may have over another through culture, language, military, economic and political power. These leading states, or nations, have the power to affect all aspects of other nations´ and regions´ aspects of life. This is why the answer is D.