Why was the Battle of Midway an turning pointing the war?

Answer 1

Because the Empire of Japan lost four big aircraft carriers. This meant that they couldn't fight an offensive battle in the Pacific War again.

Answer 2

The Japanese, appalled by the loss of their carriers, began a general retirement on the night of June 4-5 without attempting to land on Midway.

The Battle of Midway brought the Pacific naval forces of Japan and the United States to approximate parity and therefore marked the turning point of the military struggle between the two nations.

Answer 3

Midway was not a stepping stone island. If you check a map you will see that it is far too long a distance from Japan for the bombers available in 1942 to have used it as an attack base against Japan.

The island was held by American forces and was in danger of invasion by the Japanese. If they had captured it, it probably would not have been very important since it is too small to have served as a major base, but when the US successfully defended it against a giant Japanese naval force, it was a huge morale boost for the US - the first real major significant victory for the US in the Pacific after months of defeats. And, it was important in that the Japanese lost four important carriers and especially, all the experienced carrier pilots and aircrewmen who could not easily be replaced.

There is a very good book that tells all the details about this battle - Miracle at Midway by Gordon Prange. He also wrote the definite history of the Pearl Harbor attack - At Dawn We Slept.

Answer 4

The Battle of Midway was the first major defeat of the Japanese Navy (the Battle of the Coral Sea one month earlier had no clear victory for either side). It was important to the U. S. Navy for two reasons. First, it validated the theory that aircraft could damage or sink an enemy vessel. Up to that time most of the U. S. Navy operational plans were based on surface-to-surface engagement with large ships (i. e. battleships). The validation is in the fact that the Japanese lost 4 of 6 aircraft carriers that were involved in the operation (check the order of battle for the IJN and you will find 6 carriers listed).

Secondly, it validated the intellegence that the U. S. was gathering by reading coded Japanese communications. Please remember that the infamous 13 part document that was sent to the Japanese ambassador on December 7, 1941, had actually been decoded and read by the Americans before the Japanese ambassador could have that done by his own code room.

Answer 5

It was a turning point in the War in the Pacific because the US and Japan swapped war footings at that stage. The US stopped the Japanese and sunk four carriers. This forced Japan to go onto the defense, they thought temporarily. It turns out it was permanent. They never recovered and the US switched to the offense and never let up after that.

Answer 6

interior the ecu theater- conflict of Moscow: via failing to seize Moscow, the Germans now confronted a extensive military that should finally rigidity them each and all of the some time past to germany. additionally, jointly as battles alongside with Stalingrad, Leningrad, and Kursk have been significant, I dont have faith they could have resulted in russian victory if the Germans had captured Moscow. Moscow replaced into the accepted prepare junction for troops coming from siberia. It additionally produced an somewhat large kind of soviet conflict cloth alongside with tanks and artillery. This conflict ended it for the Germans. circumstances might additionally be made for D-Day landings in Normandy, as they created a 2nd front and introduced rigidity off the Russians, and the conflict of england. precise determination for me nevertheless, is the conflict of Moscow interior the Pacific: halfway- jap became back, lose 4 fleet plane companies and countless pilots. From this factor on they have been on the protecting.

Answer 7

Midway was the first battle where the Americans pushed the Japanese back in the Pacific.

Answer 8

It captured an island with an airport that would allow the allies to attack Japan without the need for naval aircraft carriers. This meant that bombers could take off and complete return trips from Japan. It also rebuffed the Japanese forces mid way between Hawaii and Japan
Basicly the island captured was a giant stepping stone for the air force bombers.

Answer 9

Because the island of midway had an important airstrip which was long enough and good enough to launch bombers. In addition, it was "midway" through the pacific islands to Japan.