A VERY BRIEF HISTORY LEADING TO THE WAR FOR EARTH

 

    Humanity has spread to the stars.  After centuries of conflict the various polities formed the Galactic Federation which curbs the majority of expansionism and fighting.   But human nature being what it is means that conflicts didn't stop occurring, they just became internal, often only coming to an end after the intervention of foreign peacekeeping forces sent by the Galactic Federation.  Unfortunately for Earth, sometimes Galactic Federation intervention is decided upon too late.  World War VI was ultra destructive and laid waste to the planet, forcing those who survived to abandon humanities birthplace in the late 2600's and never look back.  After all, nothing viable was left, Mother Earth was now just a dead shell.

    Or so it was thought.

    It turns out that life is tenacious, and the earth healed.  Even the people that were left behind or that stubbornly refused to evacuate with the masses were able to survive, if not flourish.   In 2852 Galactic Federation authorities discovered that a cabal of merchantmen had been visiting the "poisoned world" for decades, trading with the remaining populace quite successfully.  Within 3 years a survey of the planet was conducted, though official recolonization was withheld as more study was dictated.  This lack of permission did not stop adventurous types from making the journey to resettle the home world in dribbles and drabs, nor did it stop the larger follow-on waves and corporate backed ventures.  

    Very quickly those living on Earth achieved an incredibly high standard of living which could not be ignored.  The Galactic Federation was forced to recognize that an unregulated Earth could become an economic problem and declared the planet an "economic development zone" of the Federation, assigning a proxy-administrator but withholding any citizenship benefits and rights from residents or businesses.  Heavy taxes were levied and economic controls were emplaced, and local dissatisfaction exploded into directly hindering the administration.  With control slipping the Galactic Federation turned the governance of Earth over to the Strahl Democratic Republic (also called the SDR or Shuttoral) in 2877, and they immediately sent a peacekeeping force from the SDR Foreign Legion.  Order was quickly restored, but at the cost of extreme restrictions on the public.  The end result of was chaffing against this authoritarianism which began with protests and graduated to attacks against the SDR forces. Further and more drastic crackdowns fanned the flames higher resulting in a 2882 declaration of independence for the planet and a call going out across human space for the aid of mercenaries and freedom fighters.  

    The new war for Earth had begun.

 

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