The answer would be C. Strong Chinese influences are still evident in traditional Japanese culture as China had historically been a regional powerhouse.
According to our current knowledge, planets are formed around a new star by condensing in a disc of molecular gas and dust, embedded within a larger molecular cloud. Condensation increases until they become giant planets, which are heated, then cleanse their orbits in the disc and possibly bend it.
I am not so sure what you mean by "what kinds of unions were formed", but if you're talking about the Civil War then I think the unions were Confederate and Union. The Confederates wanted to run the country with slavery while the Union fought against slavery. Do not quote me on that though.
