Why is America called the "Old Dominon State"?
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America isn't called that; the state of Virginia is. Charles II of England quartered the arms of Virginia on his shield in 1663, thus adding Virginia to his dominions of France, Ireland and Scotland.
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Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Maine, Connecticutt, are some more names.  Old England is out of the country. So is Canada.
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The U.S. is only 200 years old. A relatively "young" country. While other cultures have been around for centuries. Sadly, the other nations of the world see Americans as rude, spoiled brats! \nDo you even care enough to make us feel differently? Probably not. But\nAmerica will soon see, it is just a small country, in very Big world.\nWise up!
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Louisiana is called 'Cajun Country' and 'Bayou Country' by alot of us originally from there. \n\n It's also called 'the Party State' because they have a party or festival for everything. You can't visit Louisiana when there's not some big party or festival going on there somewhere, any time of the year.
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Americans are a beautiful people, and America a beautiful country. However, The USA is a young country, not even 250 years old, and yet it demands respect and control that it has not earned. The education system is far too introspective, leading to an extrodanary national ego and encouraging xenophobia and far-right fundementalism. Seperation of the state and religion has not been achieved which goes to further this 'us and them' situation. By forcing the country to progress and develop at an unnatural level to catch up and compete with European and Asian countries; the USA has been left with overwhelming political and social problems, and a lack of identity and confidence that has manifested itself in a self-defensive 'better than you' and 'you must be like us or want to be like us because we are the best' attitude. It's kind of imperialism without the empire. , I love every American I've ever met and I have travelled extensivly in the States and adore the country. There is always room for improvement in every country.
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I am a native Okie and took Oklahoma history in high school.  During the Civil War Oklahoma was not yet a state of the Union.  It was called Indian Territory, occupied by several tribes with assigned tribal lands.  Indian Territory was neutral during the Civil War.  Some fought for the Northern Yanks and some fought for the Southern Rebels.  I would consider Oklahoma today to be Southern.\n1. Onced and twiced are words. \n2. Coldbeer is one word. \n3. People actually grow and eat okra. \n4. Green grass DOES burn. \n5. Fix-in-to is one word. \n6. There ain't no such thing as "lunch". There is only breakfast, dinner and then there's supper. \n7. "Ice tea" is appropriate for all meals, and you start drinking it when you are one or so. \n8. You can switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.\n9. Stores don't have bags. They have sacks. \n10. You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting" are. \nand many more upon request.
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The U.S. was founded and developed by people from England and the rest of Europe.  So when they came to name a town, they often used names from "the old country," in part because they were homesick, and in part because they simply liked that town in the old country.  That's why so many names in America start with New:  New York, New England, New Jersey, etc.  You can pretty much tell where the immigrants came from by the nature of the town names.  For example, guess where the immigrants in the Santa Cruz Mountains came from, with names like Bonny Doon, Ben Lomond, Loch Lomond, Highlands Park . . .
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Because it was part of the SOUTH (1) During the division which led to the Civil War (it joined a newly created country called the Confederate States of America) and (2) It is part of the distinct culture which makes up the SOUTH.  Historically Virginia had much more in common with the states south and west of it than any state north of it.\n\nAnd besides it's not "up north".  Virginia's actually right in the middle as far as the Mexican/Canadian borders go.  But on the east coast, it's very much in the southern half of the coast.
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The "domino theory" was specific to U.S. strategic purposes in the Vietnam War and other actions opposing Communist or pro-Communist parties, governments, leaders and forces in southeast Asia.\n\nIt was originally articulated in the late 1950's - I am working from memory on this one and may be wrong, but recall that Dean Atcheson was a principal promoter of the concept.\n\nAlthough in general the United States chose to pusue a program of opposing the spread of Communism wherever the ideology seemed popular, and especially wherever governments based on Communist theory and principle were likely to arise, there were some parts of the world seen as more important than others in anti-Communist activity.\n\nSoutheast Asia is a region with substantial populations and very important natural resources.  Oil, gas, timber, minerals, and rubber are chief among these.  Japan ultimately went to war with the United States in World War II over control of and access to these resources.\n\nIn the late 1950's and the 1960's, American political strategists felt that if states such as Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Burma should become Communist, the Straits of Molucca through which much vital material had to pass would be taken over by hostile interests.  A Communist Vietnam, it was said, would be the first "domino" to fall in a series of Communist takeovers of vital states, perhaps including Indonesia.\n\nBesides the Vietnam War, the U.S. took action in Cambodia and Laos, based vast numbers of troops and aircraft in Thailand, and supported the overthrow of a suspected pro-Communist head of state in Indonesia.  U.S. efforts also affected the governments of Burma and Malaysia.\n\nSome of these efforts may have prevented later Communist successes in Malaysia, burma and Indonesia.   However, both countries passed through long periods of conflict and instability and great suffering.\n\nThailand managed to avoid the terrible consequences of the Communist victory in Vietnam, but Cambodia and Laos were convulsed with war and death for a very long time afterward.  Ultimately, the brutual military dictatorship that rules Burma today emerged from the destabilization caused by the Vietnam War and later undercover intervention in that country.
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Because they don't want to be US citizens.  Man - have some respect for other people and other countries - not everyone wants to be American or chase after the so-called "American Dream".  And find out the meaning of continental - Alaska & Hawaii are US states, but they aren't US continental states and there is a reason for that.
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This attitude comes from being a very large well develped country, which has progressively bred a disturbing level of arrogance.\n\nBasically, America is drunk on its own hype.
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I don't think you can compare the histories of these worlds.Arabs and Europeans have the oldest histories but America has no real history really...It's a new world compared to the other 2 worlds.America was discovered in 1492,so by that time europe went thru a lot and they are the ones that discovered America so we might as well say that America is part of european history.
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The additional details you've added underneath your question say it all really. \n\nAmerica is an imperialist nation that invades others for its own gain. It gives nothing of substance in return (money, sure, but that's a passing nothing). America's culture is less than whatever went before - its cheap and self-centred, consumerist and corrupt. Look what it did to the people of Indochina, with a long and glorious history and a deep seated sophisticated  culture blown into extinction by the vileness of the American way. In another manner the Philippines has been made into an American clone, but devoid of America's wealth, the reality of American 'civilisation' comes to the fore - corruption, poverty and superciality.  \n\nYet, in delivering less to all the people it subjugates, America has paid a high price. It has lost so many of its sons to pointless (and disastrous) war and lost the respect of the rest of the World. Even its traditional and most loyal allies are horrified by the monstrosity of Iraq - a war fought on a lie and solely about securing the oil fields before they fall to the greater Islamic 'nation'. A nation created by America which has for generations, regarding Islam as evil and acted accordingly - depriving proud people across a huge geographic swathe of the earth the same rights and opportunities as the rest of us (while caring for the Israelis of course). American bias has generated a huge army of passionate dissidents bent on destroying the great Satan. America did this. America continues to fan the flames by its actions in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and Palestine. America is blind to all cultures but its own.\n\nAmerica does not understand any way but the American way - in this arrogance lie the seeds of its downfall, nurtured by George Bush and flowering nicely now.\n\nAs you suggest, Bush is seeking his place in history. He has it, but he will be portrayed as one more of a string of presidents that took America (obsessed with its own power and Christian authority) into a dark abyss. An all-conquering America determined to make the rest of the World its slave. I suspect history will record that America failed in this venture - and paid a heavy price.
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The US was afraid of the "domino" effect.  They felt it necessary to stop the spread of communism because they felt if they did not stop it in Vietnam, the rest of the countries would be taken over by the communists.  I believe they took over from France.
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That is an excellent question, and one that I complain about on a daily basis. It is especially ironic considering the sheer size of the country, and the fact that most current residents of the country came originally from somwhere else.\n\nPart of the reason why Americans (as a whole) remain so geographically ignorant is due to the education system or lack thereof. "More important" topics are being taught or are given a stronger emphasis than "mere" geography. That is the reason why the National Geographical Society was formed, to enhance the spread of knowledge on all things to do with mapping and geography. \n\nAnother reason is, when you are taught only one language (English) and also taught that "America is the only country worth learning about", why should you bother learning about other people's places? And this is despite the fact that this country is so big and important to the WHOLE WORLD, and this country's policies affect the lives of people worldwide, one would think that they would take the time to know more about the cultures and geography of other countries, as well as ensure that they take care when dealing with them, since, as they say, what goes around always comes around. Americans often accuse Britons of being from an "insular" island nation, but based solely on the geographical knowledge that the average American (and their leaders!) exhibit, I think that the shoe is on the other foot now. The only difference is, the American "island" is huge compared to the British Isles.\n\nA third reason is, the more interested you are about something, the more likely it is that you will learn about it. Have you noticed how often it is, that kids can learn all the words to the latest song on the radio, but ask them what they learned in school today, and they will look at you like you asked them to do brain surgery or something?\n\nA fourth reason: parents aren't taking the time to instill in their children a love of learning, and they are not supervising their education. They don't follow up on to make sure that they're doing their homework, and they don't attend Parent-Teacher Conferences. There's a reason why they call the language you speak best your "mother" tongue -- it's because your mother is the one who probably taught it to you in the first place. Any fool can have kids, that's a biological thing, but it takes a special person to be a parent. Parents have to care for all aspects of their children's well-being and development, and that includes their education about the world in which they live.\n\nThose are a few reasons.
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blame paris hilton and george w bush.\nLOL\nBut yes we see americans as being rude crude eating machines at times. We know the names of the states and the majority of americans have never even heard of anything but quebec and ontario. It's amazing cause there are only 10 provinces. I know it's predjudiced because alot of americans are fine people.
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Its where the states got to chose if they wanted to be a slave state or a free state. I'm studing the SAME THING!!! Good luck!! =)