While a universally spoken language would make communication easier, it would not make the world a more peaceful place. Conflicts between existing nations are not solely based on communication problems; they are the result of differences in political, economic and social ideology. Different nations have conflicting interests which would not disappear merely because they spoke the same language. Racial tensions would still cause problems and people would continue to fight over resources, land and freedom. This can be proven by looking at the history of two English speaking countries: Britain and the USA. Although both nations were united by the same language, the Americans revolted and fought a Civil War against the English because they did not want to pay taxes to the English king. The two places would have come into a conflict no matter what language they spoke. The same is true of the fighting in Europe in the 19th century between Austria and Prussia, whose people both spoke German. The problems of the world would still exist and wars would still be fought even if everyone spoke the same language.
On its own a universal language would not make the world a more peaceful place; but nonetheless, it would be helpful. Problems could be worked out more efficiently because no translation would be necessary. World organizations such as the United Nations would also benefit because they would not have to hire translators and could use the funds for other purposes. In general, it would be beneficial to problem solving because it would give the people of the wold another common ground: all people would have something else to hold them together. Having one language for the entire world would make conferences simpler and contribute to a more unified global community.
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