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[[File:United_Nations.png|200px|left|thumb|The United Nations General Assembly hall | [[File:United_Nations.png|200px|left|thumb|The United Nations General Assembly hall]] | ||
By the time humanity began colonizing the other planets of the [[Sol system]], the nations of Earth were not yet united under a single government, though the United Nations held considerable power over humanity. However, some of the UN's attempts to maintain peace failed as various dissident factions arose in the colonies, resulting in several conflicts in the 2160s, culminating in the [[Interplanetary War]] of [[2164]] - [[2170]]. Following the war, the United Nations gained control over the nations of [[Earth]], uniting them under a common government,<ref name="timeline"/> the ''Unified Earth Government'' - an imperative governance change in order to maintain peace and prosperity among the colonies of the UN.<ref name="CH">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 37''</ref> During the conflicts, the UN also developed the [[United Nations Space Command]], a combined military which policed space. The UNSC became the main military body of Earth's "empire". | By the time humanity began colonizing the other planets of the [[Sol system]], the nations of Earth were not yet united under a single government, though the United Nations held considerable power over humanity. However, some of the UN's attempts to maintain peace failed as various dissident factions arose in the colonies, resulting in several conflicts in the 2160s, culminating in the [[Interplanetary War]] of [[2164]] - [[2170]]. Following the war, the United Nations gained control over the nations of [[Earth]], uniting them under a common government,<ref name="timeline"/> the ''Unified Earth Government'' - an imperative governance change in order to maintain peace and prosperity among the colonies of the UN.<ref name="CH">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 37''</ref> During the conflicts, the UN also developed the [[United Nations Space Command]], a combined military which policed space. The UNSC became the main military body of Earth's "empire". | ||
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