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In the late 21st century and throughout the 22nd century, [[human]]s expanded from the overpopulated [[Earth]] to colonize other worlds in the [[Sol system]], including [[Luna]], [[Mars]], and the [[Jovian Moons|Galilean moons]] of [[Jupiter]]. However, as new philosophies spread among these new [[Human colonies|colonies]], new factions with militant ideologies rose to oppose the [[United Nations]] and its [[Unified Earth Government]]. These conflicts eventually led to the [[Interplanetary War]], fought across Earth and humanity's new colonies. The war was brought to an end with the United Nations' newly established [[United Nations Space Command]], formed with the consolidation of power with Earth's technocrats. In the aftermath of the Interplanetary War, the Unified Earth Government rose to power as the dominant governing body of humanity's colonies, with the UNSC serving as its subordinate military branch.<ref name="fb"/><ref name="enc42">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''pages 42-44'' (2011)</ref>

The aftermath of the Interplanetary War left the Unified Earth Government with a different threat, overpopulation and a massive military with no enemy to fight. The post-war period saw massive growths in population on Earth and on her colonies, as well as increasing famine among the populace bred from the [[Rainforest Wars]]. These situations threatened to destabilize the economy.<ref name="timeline">[http://www.halowars.com/gameinfo/timeline.aspx#1 '''Official Halo Wars Community Site''': ''Timeline'']</ref> However, in [[2291|April 2291]], a team of researchers, physicists, and mathematicians led by Doctors [[Wallace Fujikawa]] and [[Tobias Fleming Shaw]] saw the invention of the [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]], a device that allowed ships to travel [[slipstream space]] to traverse interstellar distances. In [[2310]], the Unified Earth Government unveiled their first line of [[colony ship]]s, designed to bring rigorously tested, highly qualified colonists and military personnel to settle nearby worlds. In theory, only the best-qualified citizens and soldiers were allowed to colonize humanity's new colonies, leading to the formation of the [[Inner Colonies]].<ref name="enc42"/><ref name="timeline"/> It was at this time that the [[Colonial Administration Authority]] was established by the Unified Earth Government as an agency tasked with the governing of human colonies and the direction of further colonization efforts. The [[Colonial Military Administration]] was formed alongside the CAA,<ref name="evg">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 228''</ref> to serve as the military body responsible for protecting the UEG's extra-solar colonies, while the United Nations Space Command largely kept their operations confined to the Sol system.<ref name="enc42"/> The Colonial Administration Authority proceeded to spend the upcoming decades preparing and organizing for the inevitable exodus that would occur.<ref name="mythos54">'''Halo Mythos''', ''pages 54-55''</ref>