The Movement

The Great Awakening was a movement during most of the 25th Century. It's roots go back to the creation the Religious Unionization of Planets where all the religious Bajorans, Humans, Klingons, etc. finally spoke out after years of repression. It had brought a stability to the Alpha and Beta Quadrant that wasn't there before. The Federation would have almost crumbled if it weren't for the Romulans.