In ancient times, the Mycenaeans controlled the country of "Greece," although it should be noted that Greece during this time had different borders than it does today.
Didn’t let one branch have more power than the other
The cultures that would be the affected would be the existing culture of the territories that was acquired by the new ruler or nation and in some cases the new owner of the territory acquired. It would be affected because it need to adjust in the new norms and cultures that transcend whether it is the culture of majority or minority and both need to compromise to provide satisfactory results on all sides.
If you look at the years of the states and write down the ones in 1889 and 1900, it gets easier. Three that I got were Wshington, Montana, and South Dakota (I'm sure there are more but those were three).
