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The '''United States of America''',{{Ref/Novel| | The '''United States of America''',{{Ref/Novel|CH|Chapter=1}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc285}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc296}} 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|CH|Chapter=2}} The nation, along with [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]], were reorganized into the [[United Republic of North America]]. | ||
==Overview== | |||
===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==== | |||
*[[Alaska]] | |||
*[[California]] | |||
**[[San Francisco]] | |||
*[[Kentucky]] | |||
*[[Indiana]] | |||
*[[Wisconsin]] | |||
*[[Illinois]] | |||
*[[Lake Michigan]] | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Early history=== | ===Early history=== | ||
In [[1775]], | In [[1775]],{{Ref/Book|Id=encyctimeline|Enc09|Section=Timeline|Page=31}} 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]].{{Ref/Reuse|tilatpdopjc}} | The "first" [[American Civil War]] was fought from 1861-1865. One of the factions was the [[Wikipedia:Union Army|Union army]].{{Ref/Reuse|tilatpdopjc}} | ||
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===20th and 21st-century=== | ===20th and 21st-century=== | ||
[[File:HCEA Terminals AmericanAstronaut.jpg|thumb|275px|An American astronaut on [[Luna]].]] | [[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| | During [[World War II]], [[Wikipedia:Isoroku Yamamoto|Isoroku Yamamoto]] crippled the US [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] [[fleet]] at [[Wikipedia:Pearl Harbor|Pearl Harbor]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=ss4|SS|Chapter=4}} | ||
At the end of the 20th-century, America was considered in a financial bubble. | At the end of the 20th-century, America was considered in a financial bubble.{{Ref/Anthology|Id=tilatpdopjc|Evo|[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]}} 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 | 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/Book|Id=encyc42-43|Enc09|Section=Human Colonization of Space|Page=42-43}} | ||
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===Later history=== | ===Later history=== | ||
Soil issues plagued the Midwestern United States, causing many American farmers to leave [[Earth]] favoring colonization. | Soil issues plagued the Midwestern United States, causing many American farmers to leave [[Earth]] favoring colonization.{{Ref/Novel|CH|Chapter=7}} | ||
From [[2468]], [[Religion|Lutheran]] Americans of Germanic descent would colonize [[Harvest]]. | From [[2468]], [[Religion|Lutheran]] Americans of Germanic descent would colonize [[Harvest]].{{Ref/Book|Enc09|Section=Human Colonies|Page=286-287}}{{Ref/Book|Enc11|Section=Human Colonies|Page=298-299}} | ||
===The URNA=== | ===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. | 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}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc296}} The United States Marine Corps would at some point become defunct as well.{{Ref/Book|Enc11|Section=Unified Ground Command|Page=54-55}} Despite this reorganization, former U.S. citizens still identified as American nationals.{{Ref/Novel|CH|Chapter=2}} | ||
== | ==Government== | ||
===Defenses=== | |||
The United States maintained for a time, the [[Wikipedia:United States Marine Corps|United States Marine Corps]].{{Ref/Reuse|encyctimeline}}{{Ref/Reuse|halowarsbarracks}} They would also maintain a fleet of ships for the Pacific Ocean.{{Ref/Reuse|ss4}} | |||
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The midwestern United States had an "inflectionless nonaccent".{{Ref/Anthology|Evo|[[Blunt Instruments]]}} | |||
== | ==Non-canon and dubious canon appearances== | ||
===I love bees=== | |||
{{Main|I Love Bees (Blog)}} | |||
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}} | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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The United States of America,[3][1][2] 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.[4] The nation, along with Canada and Mexico, were reorganized into the United Republic of North America.
Overview
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".[4]
Locations
History
Early history
In 1775,[5] the United States Marine Corps was founded, elements of which would be passed down to the UNSC Marine Corps.[5][6]
The "first" American Civil War was fought from 1861-1865. One of the factions was the Union army.[7]
20th and 21st-century
An American astronaut on Luna.
During World War II, Isoroku Yamamoto crippled the US Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor.[8]
At the end of the 20th-century, America was considered in a financial bubble.[7] By 1996, US Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Dean Mitchell was the 6th human being to have walked on Luna.[9]
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.[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][13]
The URNA
By 2524,[4] the political remnants of the United States would go on to be a part of the United Republic of North America.[1][2] The United States Marine Corps would at some point become defunct as well.[14] Despite this reorganization, former U.S. citizens still identified as American nationals.[15]
Government
Defenses
The United States maintained for a time, the United States Marine Corps.[5][6] They would also maintain a fleet of ships for the Pacific Ocean.[8]
Society
The midwestern United States had an "inflectionless nonaccent".[16]
Non-canon and dubious canon appearances
I love bees
- Main article: I Love Bees (Blog)
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.[17]
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, page 284-285
- ^ a b c Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition) - Earth, page 296-297
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, chapter 1
- ^ a b c Halo: Contact Harvest, chapter 2
- ^ a b c Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition) - Timeline, page 31
- ^ a b 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
- ^ a b Halo: Silent Storm, chapter 4
- ^ Society of the Ancients, Members (Retrieved on Nov 22, 2007) [archive]
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition) - Human Colonization of Space, page 42-43
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, chapter 7
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition) - Human Colonies, page 286-287
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition) - Human Colonies, page 298-299
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition) - Unified Ground Command, page 54-55
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, chapter 2
- ^ Halo: Evolutions - Blunt Instruments
- ^ ilovebees.blogspot.co.uk, six degrees of (Retrieved on Nov 12, 2020) [archive]
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