“Indigenous communities’ strong sense of national identity influence their actions to stop oil pipelines from being drilled”

Based on the sentence above, what does influence mean?

A. a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view

B. the power to change or affect someone or something

C. exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

D. prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.