Battle of Midway Alexis Rooney, Aubrey Collins, Tanya Daher
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How Long Did It Last?The Battle of Midway lasted from June 3-6, 1942
Description of Battle• A naval battle that was fought around
the Midway Islands on the Pacific
• Japan was on the offensive
• Planned to capture Midway as an advance base and entrap and destroy U.S. Pacific Fleet
Description of Battle continued…
• U.S. Pacific Fleet surprised Japan by sinking 4 of Japan’s carriers that had attacked Pearl Harbor 6 months before
• After Americans and allies took the offensive.
Events Leading Up to Battle• One month after the battle of the Coral Sea
• 6 months after the attack on Pearl Harbor
• Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard worked around the clock to repair everything and get ready for another battle
• Japan suffered losses of ships that needed replacing due to the participation of the Battle of the Coral Sea
Goals for Japan
• Eliminate the U.S. as a strategic power in the Pacific
• Knock the U.S. out of the Pacific War
• Lure U.S. aircraft carriers into a trap
-They thought this could work from previous mistakes by the U.S.
Goals for the U.S.• They had a chance to redeem themselves
-They proved the Japanese wrong
-American code breakers were able to determine the date and location of the attack
-They were able to warn the U.S. Navy and they set up an ambush of their own
Losses of Japan
• Losses of Japan
• 3,057 Japanese died
• 4 sunken carriers
• Total of 2,181 casualties
• 2 heavy cruisers
• Total of 792 casualties
• Floatplanes were also lost
Outcome of War
• The U.S. Navy won
• Japanese public were kept in the dark after their defeat
• Japanese navy realized they need to change after what happened in battle
• As a result, Japanese naval air groups declined overall quality during the war
• After the war, Japanese continued to try to advance in the S. Pacific with their new adjustments
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