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In june 1942 American code breakers intercepted a japamese message detailing an invasion plan for the island of midway. As Chester w. Nimitz the commander of the pasific fleet was down one carrier form the battle of corral sea, he sill ordered and attack on the japanese forces. As the three u.s. carriers send dive bombers, few actually hit their target, and even less made it back. but after the third wave of bombers left they  actually hit their target and were able to hit all five japanese carriers, while the u.s. only lost yorktown and a dystroyer, After the battle japan will never be on the offenseve in the pasific ever again for the rest of the war.

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The Battle took place because of Japan´s Admiral Isoroku Yamaoto wanted to full wipe out the rest of the US´s Pacific fleat since it was seen as a threat to Japan. Japan at this point has swept all of its enemies out of the pacific and Indian Ocean, all that was left was the United States fleat

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This battle consisted of US ships bombing the Japanese. The US and the Japanese fought by both aircraft and ship.

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As the map shows below the battle took place near the United States base at Midway, which is a pair of Islands that are about 12,00 miles from Pearl Harbor.

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The Battle of Midway took place on June 4, 1942, only 6 months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. This battle lasted a total of three days, it ended on June 7, 1942.

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The Battle of Midway is one of the most crucial battles that occured between Japan and the United States.