It can either bring people together into a new fused culture, or it can diffuse them. If various people exist of various cultures and a new empire rises then the leader has to accept all the people into his empire. This means that the cultures all exist and since they all have to behave according to what the emperor says, the cultures often mix and create somewhat of a mixed culture.If the empire separates people then it leads to diffusion because new aspects of cultures develop independently.
King George VI
because elizabeth aquired the throne after her father died
NATO was organized primarily to "halt the growth of Communism in Europe" but it was also meant to ensure world peace and that another event like WWII wouldn't happen again.