Confucius was more focused on respect to others and love.
This depends somewhat on what you classify as "west," but generally speaking, yes, this is true, since it was in Ancient Athens that the first democracy was formed.
The Japanese truly believed that America was going to attack them, so out of paranoia, they decided to attack first. Pearl Harbor had the airrafts and ships that would be used in war, so it was a perfect target for them because it would give them more time to prepare themselves against America. Unfortunetly for Japan, America was able to mass produce its aircrafts and ships and managed to quickly replace all the damaged vehicles.
I hope this helps.
For the answer to the question above, <span>Chinese leaders have been able to do all of the followings since the death of mao Zedong except to </span><span>reestablish a democratic government.
I hope my answer helped you. feel free to ask more questions. Have a nice day!
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