Humans

Humans are a sentient and technologically sophisticated species that is native to the Orion Arm of the Milkyway galaxy. They experienced a technologically "boom" following the Third World War, which enabled massive expansion outside of their native Solar System. By the late 2500's they had colonized a significant part of the Orion Arm with over 300 colonized worlds spaced out over four hundred lightyears.

This is a history of the human race in its entirety

Pre-Human History
Humans are known to have emerged around approximately 300,000 BCE. Early in their development they were bi-pedal and capable of rudimentary communication, often hunting in small groups in a hunter-gatherer society.

This however would change around 10,000 BCE when the first humans learned how to farm the land during the agricultural revolution allowing for permanent settlements. The earliest settlements were small villages but would quickly expand into early cities. The earliest known city is in Syria and is known as Damascus.

Early Civilization
During their development Humans would go through various revolutions, they would enter the stone age by 8700 BCE with the introduction of early metalworking. However, the largest increase in human settlements and civilizations would come during the Bronze Age. During this time, the early Mesopotamians would emerge as the earliest civilization known to exist, where they would begin a massive revolution in terms of culture, and scientific progress beginning with the wheel in 3200 BCE.

Arguably the most advanced civilization that would emerge during the bronze age and last into the iron age would be the ancient Egyptian Empire. It would unify around 3100 BCE under King Narmer. The Empire would rise to prominence by the Old Kingdom where technology, art and architecture would begin to advance at a rapid pace. Their greatest achievement would be in the form of the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx. During the time of Ancient Egypt another culture began to emerge, the ancient Greeks who would consist of major city states and would have ongoing wars between each. The Greeks would be well known for their contribution of art, science, literature, architecture, and easily their idea of democracy which would arise in Athens. The Ancient Greeks would be known for the ancient city states of Athens and Sparta, which would be enemies for most of their existence. However, they would ally themselves during their most trying of times, such as against the Persians in 500 BCE. The Spartans would become infamous for their soldiers, who would be known throughout history for their brilliant military tactics.

The Greeks would under Alexander the Great would conquer ancient Egypt in 332 BCE, bringing it into the Greek Empire the second largest ancient empire.

The Ancient Greeks would remain the major power in the Greek World, during this time, when the Roman Republic would rise during this time. However, the ancient Greek Empire would collapse in 146 when the Roman Republic would conquer them during the Battle of Corinth

The Rise and Fall of an Empire
The Roman Republic was established in 509 as a Constitutional-Republic, the first prominent democratic state in the world. Their reach would be vast, as far north as France, east as Israel, and parts of Ancient Egyptian. However, it would be plagued by civil wars throughout its history and would be replaced by the Empire in 27 BC after several decades of multiple emperors and magistrates between towns.

In 27 BC Ceasar Augustus would ascend as Roman Emperor and began to enact major reforms to Rome, beginning with the establishment of Tribunes, Consuls, the Senate, and Governors. He would reign until 17 BCE.

The Roman Empire would quickly expand during its reign, with the Roman Legion being feared throughout most of Europe. During its two first centuries it would see economic prosperity, major scientific advancements in medicine, and philosophy, but most important language. The Latin language would become a root to most modern languages due to the vast extent of the Roman Empire during its existence. During the massive expansion, they would build a series of roads, and most importantly aqueducts which would last for thousands of years.

However, Rome would continue its expansion into the British Isles and would encompass much of the Middle East and Europe leading to a threat from the locals. The Roman Empire would soon see the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 500 AD by the Barbarian's as they would be known as. Twice it would fall, and soon the Roman Empire as it was known as was over. However, parts would survive as the Holy Roman Empire for several more centuries.

The Dark Ages and Middle Ages
Following the decline of Rome in 300 AD the entire empire had primarily converted to Christianity, which ironically would halt much of the scientific advancement made. Following the final sack of Rome in 500 AD, the entire Empire would crumble to the West reducing the size of Rome. The Dark Ages also known as the Middle Ages would begin to take hold, and see a regression in demographic, cultural, and economic deterioration in Western Europe.

During this time, the idea of democracy collapsed and saw Feudal states rise but mostly saw small areas of kings and queens over many areas. During this time, Islam would begin to rise in the Middle East, becoming a prominent world religion. However, in all of Europe, Christianity would become the lifeblood of the area, with people being controlled by the early catholic church which would take a near authoritative stance on society as a whole.

The Crusades were during this period during 1000 AD and began the Middle Ages, it would see again a boom in medicine, with plagues being a major concern during this period. The Black Death would see over a quarter of Europe irradicated by the disease.

The Renaissance
Following the Crusades and several major outbreaks of Plague, a new era emerged in Europe, beginning in Florence, Italy. It would a result of major religious reforms and movement away from feudal systems of the Middle Ages seeing more equality among people.

It also saw the major reemergence of art similar to those of the Romans and Greek, focusing on physique and accuracy rather than just telling a story.

The Renaissance saw a major change in thinking, with people more willing to express themselves through art, and now literature. The printing press was invented during this time, which saw a major influx of new ideas spreading across Europe,

Arguably the greatest mind in history emerged during this time. The introduction of new ideas, advancement in machinery, art, and even sciences began with one man whose name would echo throughout history. Leonardo Da Vinci was an Italian born polymath, the epitome of a "renaissance man" a painter, inventor, and mathematical genius, he created some of the most important pieces of art, the Mona Lisa and John the Baptist which would see critical acclaim for centuries. He also was a inventor of machines, creating the first automation, and even early models of airplanes, helicopters, and tanks centuries before a person ever did. The man also re-invented map techniques, creating highly accurate maps without a birds eye view allowing for city planning and defense.

The Renaissance would also see major advancements in ocean navigation, with the American continent being rediscovered in 1492 leading the Earth into the modern ages.

Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment
Towards the end of the Renaissance humans would begin advancing rapidly in multiple fields of study such as mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology, and chemistry and would influence the enlightenment period.

During the 1620's the second major human settlement in North America was founded, known as Plymouth Rock, it was founded by the Puritans who wanted to move away from the rapidly changing world of Europe and who rejected the British Church. It would begin to usher in people to the new world, which would become the 13 Colonies.

Revolution to Democracy
During the late enlightenment the views of the British and French crowns began to diminish, with the 13 Colonies being disenfranchised by tariffs and treatment by the crown. The American Revolution would begin in 1770 the Boston Massacre would happen and launch the 13 Colonies into war against the British Empire which would last 11 years. During the Revolution the Americans as they became known as signed the Declaration of Independence becoming the United States of America in Philadelphia.

The War would come to an end in 1781 during the Battle of Yorktown when General Cornwallis would surrender his troops. In 1783 the United States would formally be recognized as a sovereign nation from the British Empire and would see the rise of American Democracy.

Following the American Revolution, the French as well would see the rise of democratic beliefs in the form of the violent French Revolution.

Modern War
The American Civil War in the 1860's would see a dramatic shift in military tactics and weaponry with the introduction of the first repeater weapons and the gatling gun a predecessor to the modern machine gun. It also implemented trains, areal observation, telegraph, photography, and the first submarine. it would be Americas costliest war in terms of total deaths and injuries. It also introduced modern medicine into combat, with field amputations and modern anesthetics. It would end in 1865 with the collapse of the Confederate Army and the Emancipation Proclamation freeing slaves in the South. However, the costliest wars in terms of sheer body count would only be a few decades way but during a short period of peace, the first Airplane was invented as was the first automobile during this time.

The Airplane would see a advancement from just an idea of impossibility in 1908 to a possible future and an introduction as a weapon of war. In 1914 the First World War would break out in Europe between the Austrian-Hungarian Empire and Italy and would encompass almost all of Europe split between East and West. Germany would become the target of the war and would see the near fall of France for the first time in Modern history. It would see the bloodiest battles of the time, only being trumped by World War II. It would end in 1918 with the collapse of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire which would surrender with a treaty, but would suffer immensely as a result of the Treaty of Paris.

World War II
The Second World War would be the deadliest war in human history up until the Frontier Wars of the 2400 and 2500's. It would be a battle between ideologies, and evil. Following the collapse of the German Empire in 1918, Germany would experience a massive economic collapse, to where its currency was worthless due to the Treaty of Paris which would gut their military and force them to pay high reparations to nations such as Paris and Great Britain. During this time, failed painter Adolf Hitler would rise to power and formed the National Socialist German Workers Party also known as the NAZI Party. A Fascist party, it defied a political spectrum, neither far right, or left, it saw the ideologies of a open economy controlled awarded by the government, a massive reliance on self, and the idea of racial superiority.

In 1938 World War II would officially begin following the German invasion of Poland, which would see England enter the war, with France being the next target of the Nazi's. After two years of heavy fighting the Nazi's would successfully take Paris, which had narrowly survived World War II. During this time, the German Nazi Party would begin the "Final Solution' the total eradication of the Jewish people and other undesirables. Known as the Holocaust, it would be well known, but ignored by most governments at the time. In 1940, defeat seemed inevitable. The German Army had taken nearly all of Western Europe with their facist allies to the south in Italty at war with Greece they began their next target on the newly formed Soviet Union. Operation Barbarossa would see the attempted invasion of Russia wound begin in 1941. The Soviet Union stood alone and would stop the Axis power in its tracks during the Battle of Stalingrad which would stand in 1942.

The Battle would be the bloodiest battle of the war, lasting over 5 months, it saw the mass starvation, executions and rapes of Russian citizens. It would also see the battle fought with every person in the city if able. An estimated 860,000 German soldiers were killed or wounded with 1,129,000 Russians killed, wounded, missing, or captured during the battle.

It would end during a surrender with the Germans without food, or ammunition to continue fighting, turning the tide of the war.

Turning the Tides of War
In 1941 the United States was attacked by the Axis Power of Imperial Japan; it would see the destruction of several Battleships during the Attack on Pearl Harbor.

"'Dec. 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - No Matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American People in their righteous might will win through absolute victory.' - Franklin Roosevelt" Following the invasion of Pearl Harbor the US would declare war on Imperial Japan and Nazi Germany, entering formally into the war. The US would join with England and the evacuated French forces to participate in the largest sea and air invasion in Modern History at the time. Known as Operation Overlord, it would see five beach heads retaken during the Battle by US, British, and Canadian Forces. it would be successful and last a month and half in 1944.

The US also would continue its efforts in the pacific to retake much of the Pacific islands. It would take another year before the Nazi's would surrender following the invasion of Berlin, which would see the entire country fall at the hands of the Russians and Allies together. Ending a reign of terror which would haunt the world for centuries. The Holocaust would see over 6 million Jews killed and over 11 million others, the largest loss of life for centuries to come by one single country.

Germany would officially surrender on May 8, 1945, However, the war was not yet over the US and Australia continued their fighting to liberate much of the Pacific islanders from the Imperial Japanese occupation. The Chinese would eventually fight back Japan as well, but the largest blow came on August 10, 1945

The US would detonate Little Boy and Fat man back-to-back on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which would force the complete unconditional surrender of Japan, potentially it saved hundreds of thousands of lives, nearly uncountable

It would end the war.

The Cold War and Space Race
Following the end of World War II, the entire world would shift away from authoritative fascism and into an era of peace and war, a battle between two economic and social ideologies. Following the collapse of Germany in 1945 Germany and the US would split the nation into two, the Capitalist west and Communist East. The Nation divided, would become the literal buffer between the two nations.

The countries would engage in a nuclear arms race, to see who could build more powerful bombs, and better rockets. Utilizing the German V2 they would develop intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching both sides. The Ballistic Missiles however were aimed not just at each other but the stars. In 1957, Sputnik would become the first artificial satellite in orbit of Earth, followed by Laika on Sputnik 2.

However, the world would change when Yuri Gagarin would become the first man in space, it would begin the massive program of sending men into space during Project Mercury.

However, following Gagarin Mercury would see the first Americans in space entering on the Redstone Rockets and later Atlas

John Glenn would go first, returning safely. However, Shepard would set a record onboard the Atlas rocket the most powerful at the time, and nearly would die,

Following the retirement of Project Mercury, Project Gemini would begin, which would focus more on long term space travel, but truly focused on one thing - ultimate space superiority. To do that, the US had to go for the moon.

The Apollo Program would require the most powerful rocket technology at the time to ferry the first astronauts to the Moon, they designed a new rocket from the ground up. Called the Saturn V it was the most powerful rocket ever constucted, holding the record for nearly half a century. On July 19, 1969, the entire world would change for better, and for worse when at 20:14 the first man set foot on the moon, a event that would change humans development and officially would alter their technological development stage from a stage 4 civilization to a level 3. "'That's one small step for a man... One massive leap for mankind.' - Armstrong, 1969"Following the successful mission to the moon in 1969, the US-Soviet relationship appeared to have calmed down to a extent that nuclear annihilation didn't seem on the doorstep, but a fading image. However, it continued to be a grim reminder of the sheer power of a rocket, and that no one was safe from nuclear annihilation. The US and the Soviet Union, however, would create the Moon Colonization Program, which would see the launch of long-term habitats for study of life in space, and to understand long-term microgravity effects. During this time, Mir and Skylab were constructed in Earth orbit as phase one of the program, to study the long-term effects without the risk of a permanent colony. Together they would create the Lunar Habitat which would be launched in 1979 with Gagarin Station and Jamestown which would become the first long-term colony off world. It would continue operating throughout the Cold War and together they would grow over the next centuries.

During this time, NASA would introduce the Space Shuttle which would help in the construction of more habitats on the colonies, while the Soviet Buran would continue add-ons for Gagarin Station.

World War III
The relationship between the Soviet Union and the United States and the rest of the world would sour during the 1980's. While the technological race to space was a friendly competition, in the late 1970's and early 1980's, the Soviet Union had begun a dramatic shift from being self-sufficient and isolated to more open to Western Ideals. In 1985 Secretary General Gorbachev would come into power and would continue this push. However, his push would see immediate backlash by the Istinno veruyushchiye a group of radical communists known as the "true belivers" who wanted true Lenin-Marx Communist. It would come however in 1987 when the True Believers would depose Gorbachev just weeks before the famous "Berlin Wall" Speech by President Ronald Reagen. The new Secretary General Kruscheyvwould order a KGB assassination against President Reagen, in their "New Order" plan to overthrow the capitalist west. He would be assassinated on June 12, 1987 and immediately, the world would fall into shock as Reagen became the first US President to be assassinated since John F. Kennedy

Mear hours after President Reagen was assassinated on the steps of the US Capital, Vice President George Bush would be sworn in on national television as he met with the House of Representatives to discuss a response to the incident. During it, several major broadcasts were made by the Soviet Propaganda Ministry bragging about the assassination, and Secretary General Kruscheyv would make the ultimatum to remove all US NATO Forces from Europe immediately. However, it would be ignored and on June 14, 1987 the United States would declare war on the Soviet Union.

The officially proclamation of war would be declared and soon the US and Russian relationship would crumble, and the US entered a new height of the Cold War. It soon however would transistion into an all-out battle for the West when the Soviet Union launched a joint invasion of Western Germany and the Middle East with help from their Chinese and North Korean Allies.

The US and NATO Forces would be pushed back during a series of grueling campaigns by the Red Army and by late 1989 they would be forced to retreat to Paris, while British Forces were forced to evacuate into the British Isles once more. Their backs were against the wall. On August 9th, 1989, the Soviet Army would arrive at Paris and would begin in the years long Seige of Paris a series of battles conducted using guerilla warfare and collapsed buildings as walls around the city.

During the entire invasion of Europe, the Soviet Union had successfully taken most of the Middle East only stopping at Saudi Arabia, which had become the DeFacto capital for several counties in exile. The City of Jerusalem would fall in 1990 officially.

Following the massive losses on both sides, fighting slowed for a time, and the United States would soon recall most of their troops from Europe in 1992 after the Brazilian Soviet Republic would declare itself to the world after a successful coup de tat. They announced to the world their aquirement of nuclear arms and demanded the removal of US Forces. With little options the US did as asked.

In 1994 the United States would go through a series of political upheaval in response to the disastrous defensive in Europe and constant criticism for bowing to the Brazilians. One State during this would split from the nation, the Republic of Texas would reestablish itself as an independent nation declaring itself neutral during the entire war. However, it would become a major arms manufacturer and supply them to NATO.

It would be in 1999 that the United States and NATO came together once more after designing what they considered the best alternative to direct nuclear strike against Russia. The 30 Days Offensive also known as Operation Liberty would be launched on October 10th, 2001 and would make its main base of operation in Cyprus. The United States and the Abraham Coalition would launch the offensive with the Australians with the Indians and Pakistani's to the East all pushing to force the USSR's presence out of the Middle East. It would take the entire 30 Days to retake a portion of the Middle East, but would come at a great cost, over 400,000 soldiers would die during the Offensive with the Coalition forces sustaining most of the casualties. However, it would be a pyrrhic victory. They would retake the city of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv on November 20th 2001.

During the Offensive however, Paris would fall, making a crippling blow to Europe as the Soviet Union expanded further East. However, the NATO Forces in Europe would successfully launch their own offensive and would retake Paris and most of France during the '''Verdun Offensive. '''It would be a major success during the war.

It would all come to a halt however by late 2023 after two decades of constant fighting, both sides had exhausted themselves to the point of near collapse. They would form a "unspoken" armistice which would form buffer zones in Europe and the Middle East, a sort of no-mans land. They would continue to be held until 2050 when the USSR and the United States would again start fighting.

World War III would come to an end in late 2059 when a large scale nuclear strike was conducted across the world, leading to over 2 billion casualties.

A New World Order
This information can be found in the UEGA file