The results were devastatig. By the end of the Battle of Midway, the Japanese had lost four aircraft carriers, a cruiser, and 250 planes.
The results were devastatig. By the end of the Battle of Midway, the Japanese had lost four aircraft carriers, a cruiser, and 250 planes.
No, the Battle of Midway (1942) was a decisive victory for the USA army over the Japanese. The Battle of Midway was retaliation for the attack on Pearl Harbor six months earlier.
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Isoroku Yamamoto planned the attacks on PEARL HARBOR and MIDWAY ISLAND
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In addition to its strategic effect, the Battle of Midway was a clear-cut US victory which improved American morale at home, and fear of a Japanese invasion was less.
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Midway was an Army air corp base and it had to be taken for Japan to threaten Hawaii and the American Pacific fleet Naval base at Pearl Harbor. Midway was generally midway between Japan and Hawaii - hence the name. Had the Japanese has success it could have prolonged the war for years.
The Battle of Midway, was the turning point in the the second World War, between the Japanese and American naval and air forces. It was a victory for America, with Japan never able to mount a substantial naval attack again. The term' axis' was given to Germany, Italy, and Japan during the European second World War. At Midway only the Americans and the Japanese were involved - and as Japan lost the battle, it was not an axis victory!
The Battle of Midway near the beginning of World War II, showed the Japanese that the United States had not given up. About 307 Americans and over 3,000 Japanese died in the battle. It was considered a decisive American victory.