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==History==
[[Image:FederationFoundation2161.jpg|thumb|The founding ceremony of the Federation in 2161]]
[[Image:FederationFoundingSpecies.jpg|thumb|Four of the five founding species of the Federation (clockwise from top left): Humans, Vulcans, Andorians, and Tellarites.]]
[[Image:AlphaCentauran.jpeg|thumb|Alpha Centauran, one of the five founding species of the Federation.]]
The Federation was founded in [[San Francisco]], [[Earth]] in [[2161]]. The seeds of the Federation were planted during a temporary alliance in [[2154]], in the search for a [[Romulan drone ship]]. It was this that first brought together the five species that would found the Federation: [[Human]]s, [[Vulcan]]s, [[Andorian]]s, [[Tellarite]]s, and [[Alpha Centauran]]s. After the crisis, these four species remained together, founding the precursor to the Federation, called the [[Coalition of Planets]], a year later. Other species soon joined: the [[Denobulan]]s, the [[Rigelian]]s, the [[Coridanite]]s, and several others. Over the next several years, the ties between the members of the Coalition strengthened and became more structured, until, finally, in 2161, the Coalition became the Federation.
Although the Federation's intentions were peaceful, around it were other, more belligerent powers such as the [[Klingon Empire|Klingon]] and [[Romulan Empire]]s. As it expanded through the admittance of more and more worlds, it came into conflict with these powers. In the [[23rd century]], its main adversary was the Klingon Empire, with war briefly erupting between the two in [[2267]], before being halted by the [[Organian]]s. However, tensions eased considerably towards the end of the century, with the [[Khitomer Conference]] of [[2293]] being a substantial turning point. This conference saw the signing of to the [[Khitomer Accords]], which effectively ended hostile relations.
During the preparation for the [[First Battle of Deep Space 9]], in [[2372]], [[Quark]] expressed to [[Garak]] the direness being stuck on [[Deep Space 9|the station]], stating that "''the worst part is, my only hope for salvation is the Federation.''" Quark went on to introduce Garak to the Earth concoction of [[root beer]], which Quark went on to describe as being "''bubbly and cloying and happy. Just like the Federation,''" adding, "''but you know what's really frightening? If you drink enough of it, you start to like it.''" Garak, who disliked the taste of the "vile" {{MA|Beverage|beverage}}, added too, that it was "insidious", to which Quark added, "''just like the Federation.''" Garak finally take a moment to embrace the Federation, inquiring to Quark in he thought they would "''be able to save us?''" The defeated Quark responded, "''I hope so.''"
Prior to the breakdown of relations between the Federation and Klingon Empire, which eventually led to the [[Federation-Klingon War (2372-73)|Klingon-Federation War]], [[Kurn]] opposed the decision to break the treaty but was overruled in [[Klingon Council]]. He later stated to [[Worf]], that the reason for his opposition was "''because [[https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Gowron Gowron]] underestimates the Federation. He thinks they're soft, weak, but he is wrong. Sooner or later, there will be war.''"
When [[Michael Eddington]], the self-proclaimed leader of [[Maquis]], commented to [[Benjamin Sisko]] on why the Federation was "so obsessed about the Maquis," Eddington surmised that it was "''because we've left the Federation, and that's the one thing you can't accept. Nobody leaves paradise. Everyone should want to be in the Federation,''" adding, "''Hell, you even want the Cardassians to join. You're only sending them [[CFI replicator|replicators]] so that one day they can take their "rightful place" on the Federation Council.''" Eddington finally drove his point home, stating, "''you know, in some ways you're worse than the Borg. At least they tell you about their plans for [[assimilate|assimilation]]. You're more insidious, you assimilate people and they don't even know it.''"
