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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/Reuse|enc42}}{{Ref/Reuse|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]]'', p. 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/Reuse|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'', p. 54-55</ref>