Author's Note:
Hey, guys. Welcome to the second chapter of the 3-part initial upload. This is the timeline of history, where we will learn the history and background of the United Earth Republic, the main human faction in this narrative. Enjoy.
Timeline of The United Earth Republic
2017—After simultaneous attempted terrorist attacks by ISIS on New York City, London, Paris, Berlin, and Toronto fail horribly, global attention on the Middle East group ISIS is intensified, and leaders from most NATO nations declare a full state of war on ISIS. Through 2017 to 2018, crippling strikes and assaults against ISIS in the Middle East destroy the terrorist group's capabilities, and by mid-2018, the entirety of ISIS is wiped out.
2020—The United States of America ushers in a new president, but sparks fly as accusations are quickly made that the elections were rigged. The new administration rapidly attempts to quells such claims, and begins to "fix the numerous issues that have plagued the American economic system since the beginning of the millennium." The incumbent candidate does not win a second term, despite immense public support.
2022—By this point, it is clear that the new administration, the "Pulmann Adminstration," is inept and deceiving. The Pulmann administration has done nothing but put the economy, which was once arguably in a decent position, in a hole. The condition is not serious, but it has caused another minor depression, similar to the one of 2008.
2022—Due to the immense damage caused by the various events throughout the Middle East since before the turn of the century, leaders in the war-stricken region meet in Saudi Arabia for talks of a Pan-Arabic alliance.
2023—In early 2023, the Crescent Union is formed between the nations of Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Syria, Yemen, and Egypt. Turkey and Cyprus were invited, but both declined invitations into the union, citing considerable alliances and positions within the UN and NATO. Israel was unsurprisingly left out of talks. Despite the dominant religion in the area and the connotations of the union's flag and symbols, the newly formed CU insists that it is not a religion-based union, and Shariah Law is not to be implemented under any circumstances.
2023—It is clear to the American public that the Pulmann administration has cheated its way into office, and after numerous investigations, Marshall Pulmann is impeached. However, the damage was done, and the American economy is slowly sinking into the ground. With the new administration, the economy is slowly and gradually fixed, but it is clear that there is a need for an immediate fix.
2023—The American economy's wounds have truly affected the rest of the world, especially that of the English speaking world. There are signs of a global economic crash approaching.
2023—In preparation for the oncoming global economic crash, all of the nations of South America, Central America, and Mexico, with the exception of Brazil, have entered into an agreement. It is titled the South American Federation, or SAF for short.
2024—The first mentions of a true alliance between countries such as the USA, the UK, Canada, Australia, and other English speaking countries appear as minor notions.
2025—Surprisingly, ideas of an English-Speaking alliance come to fruition, and the leaders of the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland meet in Vienna, Austria, for talks of an English-Speaking Nations' Treaty of sorts. It is initially a set of improvements on the UKUSA agreements.
2025-2029—The various nations continue to contribute to debates and talks for four years, and after many agreements, disagreements, and other incidents, it is finally decided in 2029 that a full economic, military, and administrative union will be solidified between the UK, USA, Canada, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. The Alliance/Union is christened as the Anglic Treaty Organization, or ATO for short.
2029—The ATO achieves almost immediate success in economic and administrative matters, and the global economy, especially that of the English speaking world, is extremely quick to heal, and even advance. The disparate militaries of the ATO's members are gradually unified into one whole military, with each nation's military retaining their respective histories (especially those of the UK and USA).
2029—After brief talks between the ATO and the European Union, a full alliance is announced between the EU and ATO. This further solidifies the original NATO agreements of the Cold War.
2029-2034—The global economy is gradually improving, and back in what was the United States of America USA, outsourcing has been immensely reduced. There are thousands of more jobs in the American economy, and, by extension, the ATO economy, and the Anglic Treaty Organization enters into an economic golden age.
This understandably creates tension between the People's Republic of China and the ATO, and originally, the Chinese relied heavily on American consumerism and outsourcing for their economy. Thus, the Chinese economy weakens in strength.
2034—A battalion of Chinese PLA soldiers, under orders that are to this day disputed as either falsified or mixed up, advance into Russian territory in Siberia. The small incursion is responded to when Russian guards fire upon the PLA soldiers. What would have been a small, isolated border incident quickly erupts into a global crisis as the two nations point fingers and make accusations against one another.
2034—By this point, tensions are running extremely high between China and Russia, and war is apparently imminent between the two superpowers. Many nations throughout the world are hesitant to take sides, but some have chosen to support one another.
2034—While tensions are still extremely high between Russia and China, it is globally accepted that a full-scale war is unlikely—both countries simply have too much to lose. However, out of nowhere, a coup d'état occurs in the Russian Federation, when a prominent Russian general takes control of a little over half of the Russian military, including a large portion of the Spetsnaz, and rebels against the Russian Federation's government.
The new rebel government, calling themselves the Russian Defenders, quickly claims that they have no intentions of aggressively reforming the Russian Federation's government—they merely wished for a more aggressive stance against China, including war, claiming that the Chinese have pushed too aggressively into their various neighbors.
2034—The Russian Defenders, now formally titled as the Nationalistic Defense Party, have now gained support from the majority of the Russian military. On the other hand, civilian support is relatively low for the NDP. However, a civil war erupts between the NDP and the Russian Federation, and most external nations are hesitant to take sides.
2034—After four months of moderate civil war in Russia, the Chinese suddenly take the initiative, sending immense columns of military forces into Russia during the end of winter. The PLA very quickly take a portion of Siberia, but are immediately responded to by massive retaliation from the NDP. The NDP claims that the Chinese aggression is further proof of their stance.
2034—After months of intense fighting, the seasons near winter, and the Chinese quickly dig their heels into South-Eastern Siberia, fearing the Siberian Winter that crippled Napoleon and Hitler in the past. Supply lines are strengthened, and soldiers' morale are kept as high as possible, in the eyes of the Chinese government.
2035—By early 2035, the conflict between the NDP, Russian Federation, and People's Republic of China has erupted into a full-scale war, and all three sides are asking for aid from the outside world.
2036—After one year of intense, full-scale warfare between the NDP, China, and the Russian Federation, a Korean crisis sparks the introduction of the entire world into the Bi-Russo—Sino War. Two/Three years after the initial start of war, North Korea seeks to use global attention on the war to launch a surprise attack against South Korea. The North Korean leadership, led by Kim Jong Un (still an inept leader) was relying on Chinese aid, which was even at the time uncertain, launched a full-scale attack on South Korea on the 38th Parallel. By this point, under Kim Jong Un's leadership, the still vast NK military had degraded and stagnated to the point of being obsolete in the modern world. After an initial 2 days of minor South Korean losses (in total, 1 square mile lost), the South Koreans pushed back with immense force, utterly destroying the numerically larger North Korean force in all fields of war, albeit with moderate losses. By mid 2038, the North Koreans have lost Pyongyang, and have been nearly pushed into Chinese territory. The Chinese, though extremely frustrated with North Korea, find themselves with no options. The North Koreans put the Chinese into a spot where conflict with South Korea was inevitable, and thus, would bring the ATO into the war. After a month of intense discussion in the Chinese leadership, their hands were forced when North Korean forces retreated into China and Manchuria, into the hands of sympathetic Chinese forces. The Chinese quickly retaliated against South Korea. For most of the war, the Americans and ATO did not interfere, as they knew South Korea could handle its Northern counterpart, but when the Chinese retaliated, the ATO, NATO, and Japan quickly sent in forces to fight the Chinese.
2036—The situation deteriorates extremely rapidly, as the Chinese attacks on American and South Korean forces calls for the ATO to declare war on the Chinese.
2036—A maritime war begins between PLA forces and ATO forces in the Pacific, near South-East Asia. ATO marines battle against Chinese navy and marine forces for control of the South-East Pacific, and Australia and the USA spearhead the operations.
2036—Relations between the EU/ATO and the NDP deteriorate in an instant when ships belonging to the Indian Navy, who back the NDP, fire upon ATO forces in the beginnings of a three-way battle between Chinese, ATO, and Indian navies.
The ATO promptly declares war on India. As India is the NDP's ally, the NDP is forced to declare war on the ATO, to contain a constant, strong front to its enemies.
2036—Using the initial confusion to their advantage, Middle Eastern and Pakistani forces put even more pressure on India.
2036—Rivers-Gauss technology in small arms has become relatively common throughout humanity's military forces.
2036—By this time, three distinct groups come into formation during the initial stages of the war that would later be christened World War Three.
The Global Alliance—The Russian Federation, the EU, the ATO, Israel, Turkey, and South Africa.
The Pan-Asian League—China, South-East Asia, and the Crescent Union.
The International Defense Federation—The Nationalistic Defense Party, India, some of South-East Asia, Kazakhstan, and Middle/South Africa.
2036-2092—Christened as World War Three, the greatest war that humanity had ever seen rages for nearly sixty years across the entirety of the globe. Although originally excluded from the war, the South American Federation joined the war on the side of the International Defense Federation in 2038, after continuous efforts by the Global Alliance to secure SAF resources and land for the war. The war continues for decades, steadily depriving the human species of resources, stability, and ultimately, lives. Some of the world's pre-war governments have fallen due to war exhaustion and lack of resources, yet the new governments ultimately cannot avoid the war, due to aggression from the yet-living major powers. By 2092, however, the end of the war seems close, as in a daring movement by the Global Alliance, the Pan-Asian League is utterly destroyed in a set of high-risk operations across the globe.
2092—Today seen as the beginning of a three-week long holiday in the UER, March 24th, 2092 was the day many see as the beginning of the end of World War Three. Three weeks later, the desperate populaces of the world's remaining governments call for peace with the International Defense Federation. Entire generations were born and raised in the years of World War Three, and global war exhaustion is at a historical peak. Peace treaties are drawn up between the Global Alliance and the International Defense Federation, despite heavy tensions, but ultimately, peace succeeds, as even the remaining militaries are tired of war. Immediately, global attempts to resuscitate human society begin.
2093—World governments meet in Caen, France, one of the few cities remaining in the world left relatively untouched. Talks of a unified world government begin, in an attempt to prevent any future global wars. However, in lieu of the likes of the United Nations, which ultimately failed the same goal, it is decided that Earth would no longer be comprised of various nation-states around the globe. Instead, there would be one singular government and military.
2094—These talks continue for over a year, as there is great opposition to the movement. Ultimately, however, it is decided that Earth would be governed by a single democratic government. It is quickly christened as the United Earth Republic, and, in the following months, organizational structures of the UER are drawn up.
2094-2125—For three decades to follow, humanity steadily recovers from the devastation of World War Three. The UER is now a globally accepted government, and rules the entire globe. Industry is thriving, economies are growing, and the populace remains content.
2125—With Earth generally recovered, humanity looks to the stars. There is a rapidly growing consensus for space exploration and, eventually, colonization, and UER scientists work tirelessly to achieve efficient space travel.
2131—The first human colony is established on the moon, deemed "Luna." It's growth is slow, but steady.
2136—A human colony is established on Mars, and the first city is named "Primus." It too grows steadily, but surely.
2138—Scientists based in Munich, Germany, the unofficial scientific capital of the UER, invent the first terraforming machine. Christened the "Gehrman—Reyes Device," the machine is proven to be able to terraform a small Mars-like environment to one similar to Earth in a matter of months. Mass production is immediately begun, as the UER begins to fund such projects.
2139-2154—Colonization continues under the UER's policies, and colonies have been established on Luna, Mars, Venus, Ganymede, and Europa. Luna and Mars have been completely terraformed, while Venus, Ganymede and Europa and nearing completion. However, trouble arises when several groups form on the Jovian Moons and Venus. These groups quickly turn into full, established rebellions, and take over the various colonial governments on Venus, Ganymede, and Europa. Named the Frillian Movement and the Jovian Accordance respectively, the two rebel groups are immense problems for UER colonial efforts.
2155—A crisis emerges when the Jovian Accordance hijacks two UER naval vessels. Jovian Accordance "freedom fighters" land on Mars, and a conflict arises between UER military forces and Jovian rebels. The UER response is hampered by bureaucracy and politics, and Mars is nearly lost—the Jovian rebels are just barely repelled, their transports destroyed in a heroic move by a UER platoon led by Lieutenant Abioye Dimka, from the South-African theatre of Earth. The survivors of Dimka's platoon become to first members of the UER's prized Special Assault Division.
2155—Both the Frillian Movement and the Jovian Accordance declare war on the UER, and ally with each other. The UER's military branch attempts full mobilization, but is again hampered by bureaucracy and politics.
2156—The Frillian Movement, in a daring, bold operation, takes control of Luna. The UER populace is shocked, and panics at the extreme proximity of a hostile group. Tired of what he called "political bullshit and the idiotic ramblings from politicians controlled by corporations," Admiral Harvey Kenneth stages a military coup against the UER government. The coup is backed by the entirety of the UER military, and the Senate is unable to resist, and is immediately deposed. Though initially happy at the change in government, the UER civilian populace is horrified when Admiral Kenneth executes the entirety of the captured UER Senate on live television. In place of the Senate, Kenneth forms the Elected Council, a council of the highest ranking UER military officials from the Navy, Army, and Marine Corps. In a matter of days, the UER is rapidly transformed from a benign democratic government into an authoritarian military dictatorship. A new senate is formed, but is initially powerless.
2156—The UER undergoes a rapid series of huge reforms. Civil and Political freedoms are decreased, and in some fields, abolished entirely, while work is begun on military power and state-owned industry. Private corporations are abolished or taken over, and the UER emerges a powerful military state. However, the same private corporations that were overthrown quickly merge to form the National Conglomerate. Hiring entire mercenary armies, the leaders of the Conglomerate meet with the leaders of the Frillian Movement and the Jovian Accordance, and decide upon full rebellion and total war against the UER.
2157—The new military-based UER enacts a policy of total war against what it deems as the "Insurrection," and stages massive industrial buildup of military arms, naval vessels, and research. Thus begins the Solar War, between the UER and the Insurrection.
2157-2168—The Solar War rages throughout the Sol system, and millions of lives are lost on both sides. However, by 2168, the UER emerges victorious, having been able to cripple the economic powerhouse behind the Insurrection supplied by the National Conglomerate, and the Frillian Movement and Jovian Accordance quickly follow. Thousands of Insurrectionists are executed, while many more are detained—some are even supplied to UER scientists to experiment upon.
2169—The UER, though victorious, continues the military buildup, and the military swells. Thus, the Elected Council enacts a policy of mandatory military service. The military is the most central portion of the post-war UER, and remains as such to this day.
2175—After a few years of continuous colonization in the Sol System, the UER has extended its reach to the entirety of the solar system. Almost every planet or moon in the Sol System has been terraformed and/or colonized.
2176—In Munich, Germany, Karl Rausch makes a groundbreaking discovery—the Rausch Warp-Shock Drive is invented, which enables quick, rapid FTL across the solar system. While too slow for traveling outside of the Sol System, it revolutionizes travel across the Sol System.
2177—Again, in Munich, Germany, Joseph Steymer invents a method of FTL that many fear would supplant Rausch's prized Warp-Shock Drive. Steymer creates the Steymer Oscillation Drive, and Rausch immediately sets upon competing with Steymer, desperate to not lose his monopoly on the industry. However, it is soon discovered that instead of competing, the two forms of FTL would instead complement each other perfectly. While the Warp-Shock Drive is much too slow for inter-solar travel, and is only limited to in-system travel, the Oscillation Drive is much, much faster, but requires extensive times to recharge. The UER quickly utilizes both FTL drives, for their respective uses. The UER Colonial Administration is bolstered by these discoveries, and sets upon setting up colonial efforts in other systems.
2177-2221—For nearly fifty years, the UER swells in size. By 2221, the UER owns nearly 500 colonies across the entirety of the Orion Arm. However, this number is nowhere near the number of actual, fully established colonies, as the vast majority of such colonies are mere outposts, minor settlements, or such. In reality, 58 of the 500 colonies are full colonies established in Earth-like manners. The Colonial Administration governs these as "major colonies," and categorizes them as either Military Strongholds, Civilian Centers, Industrial Powerhouses, or National Breadbaskets.
2221—Trouble arises, when the descendants of the Jovian Accordance and National Conglomerate meet to discuss matters of a new Insurrection. While Private Corporations are outlawed, the leaders of the New Insurrection are able to gain support from the criminal leaders of the black markets, pirates, and various mercenary groups. The biggest of these mercenary groups is Blackstream, a massive paramilitary organization based on private security, piracy, and more.
2222—The New Insurrection is revealed, and while Blackstream only holds nominal support, the Insurrection is home to a large population of rebels to combat the UER. The Insurrection immediately sets upon war with the UER, and the UER enacts total war upon the Insurrection.
2222-2252—The new Insurrection War rages across UER space. However, instead of singular Insurrection bases on various colonies, the Insurrection takes a guerilla stance. While there is the occasional symmetrical battle, most battles between the UER and the Insurrection are asymmetrical guerilla fronts, and for three decades, the UER is caught in a major war against the Insurrection, bordering on a civil war. Though Insurrection attacks have become somewhat rare, they do happen, and the UER is in a full state of high alert and military buildup.
2253—UER scientists discover a mysterious device in the Ajax System deemed as an alien artifact…
Codex:
The United Earth Republic
Socialist Republic
While at its core an authoritarian military dictatorship, the United Earth Republic's government is a socialistic republic in which a ruling party is elected by the people and their representatives as a whole. In fear of a situation in which the ruling party enacts a coup d'état and a hostile takeover, a separate sect is held in place that only possesses power in a dire civil situation, such as the one above. The ruling party is titled as the Elected Council, and is usually comprised of the top military officials of the UER.
Under the Elected Council is the Civic House, responsible with dealing with Civil, in-state matters, and the Republican Senate, responsible with dealing with military matters. Both are headed by a member of the rival party (of the Elected Council) and a member with a neutral party unaffiliated with the rival or Elected party. Each contains 500 members total, elected by the people. Every member would be a representative of his or her planet of origin, with Earth bearing the largest amount of members—but only by a slim margin.
Under the circumstances of the UER's birth, military service is mandatory for all legal citizens of the UER. Both men and women are required to serve from ages twenty to twenty eight. There may be exceptions in the case of those with disabilities or other—but they are still required to serve the UER military, albeit in appropriate positions, and for less time.
Along with this, the UER has founded and funds several military colleges—the most notable of which being the Joint Naval Officers Commission (JNOC) of Earth, and the Junior Officer's University (JOU) of Rapture. Those who attend these schools and graduate will have their first four years of military service certified, at the cost of being required to serve another three years as officers.
Those who attend military colleges are only those who have been chosen personally by the UER military and the Republican Senate to attend—not everyone can attend. In addition, those who graduate serve as officers, and are expected to be exemplary humans and citizens.
Members of the military are paid a decent wage, and their families also receive an addition to their annual welfare payment. In addition, citizens who remain in the military after mandatory service are given a moderate to large sized increase in wages, and are honored by the Republic.
Those who leave the service at age 28 (31 for officers) are entered into the Military Reserve, and are required to attend a mandatory two-month Auxiliary Training Drill (ATD) every three years, depending on their roles in the military during their service.
Those who remain in the military are career soldiers, and are honored as such. Increased wages, benefits for themselves and their families, etc.
Steymer Gravitic Oscillation Drive
The Steymer Gravitic Oscillation Drive, or Steymer Drive for short, is a modern piece of technology that allows faster than light travel at very high speeds, allowing for quick travel through the galaxy. Used by the UER, it comes in various models, with civilian models using smaller drives that are generally slower in speed, and the faster, and larger, drives reserved for military and science.
The Steymer Drive uses a system in which the drive creates a bubble, of sorts, around the ship where gravity is oscillated in multiple directions. The ship in the bubble is propelled forwards through space at high speeds, with little to no further propulsion needed. In this sense, gravity and space is distorted around the ship, and, with a set of coordinates, can put a ship thousands of light-years ahead of where it once was.
Pros:
Fast travel between two coordinates very far away from each other.
No use of mass relays or mass effect.
Strategic and Tactical implications abound against Citadel species.
Cons:
Relatively long recharge time.
Slower than mass relay system between two connected regions.
Cannot be used immediately before or immediately after the Warp-Shock Drive.
Rausch Warp-Shock Drive
The Rausch Warp-Shock Drive, or Warp-Shock Drive or W-P Drive, for short, is another modern piece of technology that allows for faster than light travel at high speeds. However, it is limited to in-system or in-cluster use, as it cannot handle long distances as the Steymer Drive can. It uses a system where space is distorted around the ship and the drive, creating a "warp" effect. After, the drive "shocks" the warp into propelling the ship to a certain place in the cluster or system.
Pros:
Fast travel in-system or in-cluster.
No use of mass relays or mass effect.
Strategic and Tactical uses against Citadel Species.
Cons:
No long distance travel.
UER Colonial Administration
The UER Colonial Administration is the heart of the Republic's colonial efforts. The Administration handles the exploration of new systems and celestial masses, and directs colonies and colonists across the UER's domain. Private colonies can be petitioned for, but usually require more money than the common citizen can provide.
"Major" Colonies are colonies that have been fully established across the entirety of a planet. These colonies have been fully developed, and sustain major populations comparable to humanity's homeworld, Earth. The Colonial Administration categorizes these major colonies as either Military Strongholds, Civilian Centers, Industrial Powerhouses, or National Breadbaskets.
Military Strongholds: These major colonies are the literal fortresses of humanity. The homes to much of the UER's military might, they can sustain entire branches of the military. Such colonies include Fenix, Bastion, Ares, and the up and coming colony of Antioch.
Civilian Centers: These major colonies hold major civilian populaces, and are generally the trade hubs of the UER. They are still very well protected, and are major centers for education, trade, and more.
Industrial Powerhouses: The UER's industrial might is centered around these colonies. Full of looming factories, bustling ports, and extensive mines, these colonies are essential to the UER's industrial power, both in civilian and military matters.
National Breadbaskets: These colonies are the major food production centers for the UER. Most of the food throughout the UER come from these colonies, and the planets they are based on were the ones that did not need major terraformation, in order to sustain the natural growth of food and supplies. Eden Prime is a prime example of such a colony.
Author's Note:
Thanks for reading, and I hope you guys enjoyed. The next chapter returns to the narrative.
Like I said in the AN for the last chapter, I do need a Beta for those specific things. Hopefully I can get one soon, to improve my writing.