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Research Paper On The Battle Of Midway

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Jeffrey Burkhart Mrs.Shandera / Mr.Pelletier English 11 pd.2 / History pd.6 9 February 2018 Battle of Midway There were many battles during WWII but there none as important as important as the Battle of Midway. The battle started on June 4th, 1942 and lasted until June, 7th 1942 (“Battle of Midway”). the battle changes the whole course of the Pacific Theater. The Battle of Midway was able to show how powerful the United States Navy was. A small inexperienced navy was able to destroy a much larger and powerful navy. This would send fear to any enemy of the United States at the time. It also showed how much do technology was advancing starting with the United States deciphering the Japanese code. The United States then was able to ultimately …show more content…

But fortunately for the United States, they were able to intercept and decipher the Japanese code. This gave the United States enough time to gather up forces to fight against the Japanese. The Japanese goal was to end the United States involvement in the Pacific. A couple months before the Battle of Midway the United States was able to launch a surprise Attack against the Japanese which they were launched from the island of Midway. The United States was able to successfully bomb the Japanese mainland. Or the Japanese this show them that they were not Invincible that they could be …show more content…

For the United States to have a chance to win the battle they had to take risks. During the fighting of the battle, the Japanese were only able to sink 1 United States Cruiser which was hit by a torpedo. The United States was able to sink all 12 Japanese Cruisers. For this to happen the United States took many risks during the battle. They sent out a full air squadron to attack a Japanese ship and only a handful came back. When the battle was over the United States losses did not stack up against the Japanese losses. The Japanese lost 3000 men 4 Cruisers and 300 planes. On the other hand, the United States only lost one thousand men 1 Cruiser and 150 planes (Midway, Battle of). this was a crushing loss for the Japanese which was the first Naval loss since

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