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The '''United States of America''',{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Contact Harvest|Chapter=1}} | The '''United States of America''',{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Contact Harvest|Chapter=1}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc285}} also known as the '''United States''', was a former [[National government|nation]] of [[Earth]]. "America" and "American" are also terms used in reference to the United States.{{Ref/Novel|Id=harvestchapt2|Halo: Contact Harvest|Chapter=2}} The nation, along with [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]], were reorganized into the [[United Republic of North America]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Early history=== | ===Early history=== | ||
In [[1775]],<ref name="encyctimeline">''[[Halo Encyclopedia | In [[1775]],<ref name="encyctimeline">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', Timeline, p. 31</ref> the [[Wikipedia:United States Marine Corps|United States Marine Corps]] was founded, elements of which would be passed down to the [[UNSC Marine Corps]].{{Ref/Reuse|encyctimeline}}<ref name="halowarsbarracks">''Halowars.com'', UNSC - Barracks ([https://web.archive.org/web/20090312142038/http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/barracks.aspx Warback Machine archive] and [[Archive:Halowars.com/UNSC#Barracks|Halopedia archive]])</ref> | ||
The "first" [[American Civil War]] was fought from 1861-1865. One of the factions was the [[Wikipedia:Union Army|Union army]]. | The "first" [[American Civil War]] was fought from 1861-1865. One of the factions was the [[Wikipedia:Union Army|Union army]].{{Ref/Reuse|tilatpdopjc}} | ||
===20th and 21st-century=== | ===20th and 21st-century=== | ||
[[File:HCEA Terminals AmericanAstronaut.jpg|thumb|275px|An American astronaut on [[Luna]].]] | |||
During [[World War II]], [[Wikipedia:Isoroku Yamamoto|Isoroku Yamamoto]] crippled the US [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] [[fleet]] at [[Wikipedia:Pearl Harbor|Pearl Harbor]].{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Silent Storm|Chapter=4}} | During [[World War II]], [[Wikipedia:Isoroku Yamamoto|Isoroku Yamamoto]] crippled the US [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] [[fleet]] at [[Wikipedia:Pearl Harbor|Pearl Harbor]].{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Silent Storm|Chapter=4}} | ||
At the end of the 20th-century, America was considered in a financial bubble.<ref name="tilatpdopjc">''Halo: Evolutions'', [[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]</ref> By [[1996]], US [[Wikipedia:Apollo 14|Apollo 14]] astronaut [[Wikipedia:Edgar Mitchell|Edgar Dean Mitchell]] was the 6th human being to have walked on [[Luna]].{{Ref/Site|URL=http://206.16.223.63/members.html|Site=Society of the Ancients|Page=Members|Detail=|D=22|M=11|Y=2007}} | At the end of the 20th-century, America was considered in a financial bubble.<ref name="tilatpdopjc">''Halo: Evolutions'', [[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]</ref> By [[1996]], US [[Wikipedia:Apollo 14|Apollo 14]] astronaut [[Wikipedia:Edgar Mitchell|Edgar Dean Mitchell]] was the 6th human being to have walked on [[Luna]].{{Ref/Site|URL=http://206.16.223.63/members.html|Site=Society of the Ancients|Page=Members|Detail=|D=22|M=11|Y=2007}} | ||
The United States in the first years of the 21st-century served as the inspiration for a strategy and ethos the [[United Nations]] would use in the 22nd-century.<ref name="encyc42-43">''[[Halo Encyclopedia | The United States in the first years of the 21st-century served as the inspiration for a strategy and ethos the [[United Nations]] would use in the 22nd-century.<ref name="encyc42-43">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', Human Colonization of Space, p. 42-43 (2009 & 2011 edition)</ref> In [[2004]], [[Melissa (AI)|Melissa]], an [[Artificial intelligence]] from [[2552]], hijacked a portion of the US payphone infrastructure. This resulted in payphone calls by her to [[Alaska]], [[Kentucky]] and [[Wikipedia:Montana|Montana]].{{Ref/Site|Id=sixdegrees|URL=http://ilovebees.blogspot.com/2004/09/six-degrees-of.html | ||
|Site=ilovebees.blogspot.co.uk|Page=six degrees of|Detail=|D=12|M=11|Y=2020}} | |Site=ilovebees.blogspot.co.uk|Page=six degrees of|Detail=|D=12|M=11|Y=2020}} | ||
===Later history | ===Later history=== | ||
Soil issues plagued the Midwestern United States, causing many American farmers to leave [[Earth]] favoring colonization.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''Page 116 (Digital)''</ref> | |||
From [[2468]], [[Religion|Lutheran]] Americans of | From [[2468]], [[Religion|Lutheran]] Americans of Germanic descent would colonize [[Harvest]].<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', Human Colonies, p. 286-287 (2009); p. 298-299 (2011 edition)</ref> | ||
===The URNA=== | |||
By [[2524]],{{Ref/Reuse|harvestchapt2}} the political remnants of the United States would go on to be a part of the [[United Republic of North America]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc285}} The United States Marine Corps would at some point become defunct as well.<ref>''Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe'', Unified Ground Command, p. 54-55 (2011 edition)</ref> Despite this reorganization, former U.S. citizens still identified as American nationals.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Contact Harvest|Chapter=2}} | |||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
Chicago was a part of a region of the United States known as the [[Wikipedia:Midwestern United States|American Midwest]]. The United States was also composed of entities called "states".{{Ref/Reuse|harvestchapt2}} | |||
===Locations=== | ===Locations=== | ||
*[[Alaska]] | *[[Alaska]] | ||
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{{Earth Nations}} | {{Earth Nations}} | ||
[[Category:United States]] | [[Category:United States]] | ||
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The United States of America,[2][1] also known as the United States, was a former nation of Earth. "America" and "American" are also terms used in reference to the United States.[3] The nation, along with Canada and Mexico, were reorganized into the United Republic of North America.
History
Early history
In 1775,[4] the United States Marine Corps was founded, elements of which would be passed down to the UNSC Marine Corps.[4][5]
The "first" American Civil War was fought from 1861-1865. One of the factions was the Union army.[6]
20th and 21st-century
An American astronaut on Luna.
During World War II, Isoroku Yamamoto crippled the US Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor.[7]
At the end of the 20th-century, America was considered in a financial bubble.[6] By 1996, US Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Dean Mitchell was the 6th human being to have walked on Luna.[8]
The United States in the first years of the 21st-century served as the inspiration for a strategy and ethos the United Nations would use in the 22nd-century.[9] In 2004, Melissa, an Artificial intelligence from 2552, hijacked a portion of the US payphone infrastructure. This resulted in payphone calls by her to Alaska, Kentucky and Montana.[10]
Later history
Soil issues plagued the Midwestern United States, causing many American farmers to leave Earth favoring colonization.[11]
From 2468, Lutheran Americans of Germanic descent would colonize Harvest.[12]
The URNA
By 2524,[3] the political remnants of the United States would go on to be a part of the United Republic of North America.[1] The United States Marine Corps would at some point become defunct as well.[13] Despite this reorganization, former U.S. citizens still identified as American nationals.[14]
Geography
Chicago was a part of a region of the United States known as the American Midwest. The United States was also composed of entities called "states".[3]
Locations
Government and society
The midwestern United States had an "inflectionless nonaccent".[15]
List of appearances
- I love bees (First appearance)
- Halo: Contact Harvest (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Evolutions
- The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole (Mentioned only)
- Blunt Instruments (Mentioned only)
Sources
- ^ a b c Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), Earth, p. 284-285, (2009); p. 296-297 (2011 edition)
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, chapter 1
- ^ a b c Halo: Contact Harvest, chapter 2
- ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), Timeline, p. 31
- ^ Halowars.com, UNSC - Barracks (Warback Machine archive and Halopedia archive)
- ^ a b Halo: Evolutions, The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole
- ^ Halo: Silent Storm, chapter 4
- ^ Society of the Ancients, Members (Retrieved on Nov 22, 2007) [archive]
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), Human Colonization of Space, p. 42-43 (2009 & 2011 edition)
- ^ ilovebees.blogspot.co.uk, six degrees of (Retrieved on Nov 12, 2020) [archive]
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, Page 116 (Digital)
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), Human Colonies, p. 286-287 (2009); p. 298-299 (2011 edition)
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe, Unified Ground Command, p. 54-55 (2011 edition)
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, chapter 2
- ^ Halo: Evolutions, Blunt Instruments
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