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The idea of a United Nations system of global governance began in 1920 after the end of World War I. The brainchild of American President Woodrow Wilson, the purpose of the League of Nations was to spark economic development and to keep the peace after the destruction of the war. However, this organization would soon collapse without the support of the United States Congress and growing tensions caused by the Great depression of the early 1930s. Its ultimate downfall came with [[World War Two]], which the League was completely unable to prevent. | The idea of a United Nations system of global governance began in 1920 after the end of World War I. The brainchild of American President Woodrow Wilson, the purpose of the League of Nations was to spark economic development and to keep the peace after the destruction of the war. However, this organization would soon collapse without the support of the United States Congress and growing tensions caused by the Great depression of the early 1930s. Its ultimate downfall came with [[World War Two]], which the League was completely unable to prevent. | ||
The concept, however, had not been discredited: in 1941 when US President Franklin D. Roosevelt named the Allies the "United Nations", with the name being kept after after the Second World War's end as a peacekeeping organisation comprised of the members of the military alliance. This was a significant time in | The concept, however, had not been discredited: in 1941 when US President Franklin D. Roosevelt named the Allies the "United Nations", with the name being kept after after the Second World War's end as a peacekeeping organisation comprised of the members of the military alliance. This was a significant time in human history, as it sparked growing tensions between the two superpowers of the time, the [[United States of America]] and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, which would lead to the space race and the development of many advanced technologies as part of a technological arms race. Had humanity not endured the Cold War, it is likely that humanity would have been even less prepared for the interstellar age, and the inevitable wars that would follow. | ||
The U.N. began as an international organization that described itself as a "global association of governments facilitating co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, and social equity." It was founded officially on June 26, [[1945]] after the end of the Second World War at the signing of the United Nations Charter by 51 countries, replacing the previous "[[League of Nations]]." | The U.N. began as an international organization that described itself as a "global association of governments facilitating co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, and social equity." It was founded officially on June 26, [[1945]] after the end of the Second World War at the signing of the United Nations Charter by 51 countries, replacing the previous "[[League of Nations]]." | ||
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[[File:United_Nations.png|200px|left|thumb|The United Nations in ''[[Halo Legends]]<nowiki>'</nowiki>'' ''[[Origins]]''.]] | [[File:United_Nations.png|200px|left|thumb|The United Nations in ''[[Halo Legends]]<nowiki>'</nowiki>'' ''[[Origins]]''.]] | ||
By the time | By the time humanity began colonizing the other planets of the [[Sol System]], the United Nations gained control over the nations of [[Earth]], uniting them under a common government, 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> However, some of the UN's attempts to maintain peace failed, resulting in the [[Interplanetary War]] of [[2160]] - [[2164]].<ref name="timeline"/> | ||
Eventually, the UN developed the "[[United Nations Space Command]]," which policed space. The UNSC became the main military body of Earth's "empire". | Eventually, the UN developed the "[[United Nations Space Command]]," which policed space. The UNSC became the main military body of Earth's "empire". | ||