Franklin only saught war because of Japan. Japan destroyed many of America's naval and battleships. They did this because they had the element of surprise and wanted to conquer territories that could provide important natural resources. He could have chosen another option because of the whole, "violence is not the answer" stuff. Since he choose war, many inoccent people died. More died than if there wasn't gonna be a war in the first place.
Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution in China in response to what he and other Chines viewed as social encroachments from the west that were threatening the Chinese way of life.
