At the Potsdam Conference, the Allies agreed to split Germany into four zones of occupation.
Germany was able to fight a 2-front war in Western and Eastern Europe.
axis countries must give up completely
United States and Soviet Union.
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.
Saturation bombing inflicted maximum damage. Strategic bombing focused on key targets.