1. Japan pretended to negotiate a peace agreement while planning a surprise attack.
2. United States started the war as a neutral country but ended up fighting on two fronts.
3. Soviet Union first entered the enemy capital after its capital was nearly taken.
4. Red China fought a war, then chased the government from the mainland.
5. United Kingdom defended its skies for months against repeated bombing attacks.
6. Nazi Germany gave the world rocket technology during World War II.