Battle of Midway

The Location

• The Battle of Midway was at the Midway Atoll.
• The Midway Atoll is located in the Pacific ocean.
• It is also referred to as 'Midway Islands'.

Who the Battle was Against

• The battle was fought against Japan.
• The battle consisted of planes and naval ships.

What led to this Battle?
The Japanese believed that a victory against the U.S. now would result in the U.S. being nearly defeated.

Details about this Battle

• The Japanese tried to set a trap
• The U.S intercepted the plans
• The U.S then trapped the Japanese
• The U.S was still out numbered

The Outcome

The United States were able to successfully counter-trap the Japanese and defeated them.

Significance of this Battle

This battle meant to completely set back the U.S. led to the near defeat of Japan. After the defeat, Japan could not recover weapon-wise, plane-wise, and ship-wise.

-Walter Lord

Sourcessss

• en.wikipedia.org/battle-of-midway
• www.history.navy.mil/midway.htm
• www.historylearningsite.co.uk