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What was the pacific island where us forces turned back the Japanese navy?
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What is the island in the pacific where US forced turned back Japan's navy?
The Island of Midway.
What battle turned the tides of World War 2 in pacific?
Battle of midway turned the tides, because the Japanese lost their Carriers, and without those, The USA had naval supremacy, and in an island hopping war, whoever controls the water, controls the war.
What event turned the tide of the war in the Pacific against the Japanese?
The Battle of Midway, in which the Japanese lost almost all of their cruisers and battleships.
What Pacific battle turned world war 2 in favor to the US?
Midway Island
What battle became a turning point in the war in the pacific why is it so important?
Midway because the US sank 4 Japanese Aircraft Carriers and turned the tide in the Pacific war
Why Midway Island was important in world war 2?
It was the first major battle at sea between what was left of the US fleet and the Japanese fleet. The US carriers won the battle and inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese fleet. If the Japanese had been victorious the US Navy would have been helpless in the pacific ocean for a long time, possibly long enough to have turned the war in favor of the Japanese.
What battle turned the tide of the war in the pacific against japan and allowed the allies to take the offensive?
That was the Battle of Midway Island.
Which event turned the tide of the war in the pacific against japan and allowed the ailles to begin taking the offensive?
1. The Battle of Midway was successful in turning the tide of the war in the Pacific for the Japanese had lost most of their major aircraft carriers. The Japanese did not have the time or the resources to create more aircraft carriers.
What did the Battle of Midway mark?
The sea battle outside Midway in June of 1942 was the first defeat of the japanese navy at sea. It turned the battle in the Pacific by destroying 4 large carriers and many support ships in the armada that had as its objective to destroy Midway the only Island between the US West Coast and the Japanese Navy in the Pacific. Had they won that sea battle, the West Coast would have been easily made a target for bombardment and possible invasion.
What strategy helped forces the allied forces win the battle of the coral sea?
The Battle of the Coral Sea was a Japanese tactical victory; they sank the US Navy's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Lexington. The Battle of the Coral Sea was a US strategic victory; because the Japanese turned around, and headed away from Australia. "Island hopping" to cut off Japanese supply lines <-- Nova Net I believe they intercepted communications to learn of the Japanese attack plan<--Nova Net
Was the Battle of Midway fought on the ocean?
Very much so. The Island of Midway is a small atoll a little over 2 square miles that is located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, 1,500 miles NW of Hawaii. That was the only piece of land in the entire battle and the Japanese never set foot on it. The battle was considered the most decisive battle of WWII in the Pacific as it effectively wiped out the Japanese carrier fleet (4 carriers sunk) and their best pilots and turned the war into the Allies favor. The losses were irreplaceable to the Japanese because of their limited resources and shipyards and very long training programs for pilots.
Why did the Japanese want to take control of Port Moresby?
The Japanese wanted to take Port Moresby over for a base to invade Australia. It has been speculated that the Japanese wanted a base from which to mount an attack on Australia. Certainly, Port Moresby stood in the way of Japanese domination over the south Pacific. The defence of Port Moresby was critical to victory in the south Pacific and to the defence of Australia. Had Port Moresby fallen, it would have left northern Australia more vulnerable to attack. Singapore had already fallen, Rabaul (PNG) had already fallen, and the Japanese troops were getting much closer. Over the period of a year or more, Darwin and northern parts of Australia experienced periodic bombings from the Japanese. In May 1942, a Japanese invasion fleet departed Rabaul for Port Moresby, and the Battle of the Coral Sea began. It was a very real threat which was only turned back by the US aircraft leaving from carriers. After being turned back by the US, the Japanese then turned their attention to an attack over the Owen Stanley Range via the Kokoda Track, which linked the northern and southern coasts of Papua New Guinea. Thanks to the Papua New Guinean natives assisting the Australians and the US troops, the Japanese were turned back, having to retreat to bases at Buna, Gona and Sanananda, where they were eventually defeated.
