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Battle of midway

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IMNDN Jayarathna
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The Battle of Midway took place from June 3-6, 1942 in the Pacific Ocean near Midway Island between the Imperial Japanese Navy and the United States Navy. Japan aimed to draw out and destroy the remaining U.S. aircraft carriers after their attack on Pearl Harbor, while the U.S. hoped to redeem themselves. Through code breaking, the U.S. learned of Japan's plan and laid an ambush, sinking four Japanese aircraft carriers and turning the tide of the war in the Pacific in America's favor.

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The Battle at Midway
• Introduction • Aim • Midway island • How Long Did It Last • Events Leading Up to Battle • Goals for Japan • Goals for the U.S. • Outcome of War cont... 2
• A naval battle that was fought around the Midway Islands on the Pacific. • Imperial Japanese NAVY and united states NAVY. INTRODUCTION cont... 3
• Japan was on the offensive cont... 4
• Japan’s desire to sink the American aircraft carriers that had escaped destruction at Pearl Harbour. • Chose to invade a target relatively close to pearl harbour to draw out the American fleet. cont... 5
• Planned to capture Midway as an advance base and entrap and destroy U.S. Pacific Fleet • An American intelligence breakthrough–the solving of the Japanese fleet codes. cont... 6
• Nimitz placed available U.S. carriers in position to surprise the Japanese. cont... 7
• U.S. Pacific Fleet surprised Japan by sinking 4 of Japan’s carriers • After Americans and allies took the offensive. cont... 8
The aim of my presentation is to give advanced knowledge about battle of midway and elaborate principles of war. . AIM cont... 9
Midway island • Midway is roughly equidistant between North America and Asia. cont... 10
How Long Did It Last ? The Battle of Midway lasted from June 3-6, 1942 cont... 11
Events Leading Up to Battle • One month after the battle of the Coral Sea cont... 12
• 6 months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. • Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard worked around the clock to repair everything . • Japan suffered losses of ships. cont... 13
Main Leaders of the Battle Chester W. Nimitz Yamamoto Isoroku cont... 14
Goals for Japan • Eliminate the U.S. as a strategic power in the Pacific • Knock the U.S. out of the Pacific War • Set-up U.S. aircraft carriers into a trap • They thought this could work from previous mistakes by the U.S. cont... 15
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 to Japan cont... 16
End of battle • 4 carriers sunk Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, and Hiryu • 1 cruiser sunk heavy cruiser Mikuma • 248 carrier aircraft destroyed • 3,057 killed • 1 carrier sunk USS Yorktown • 1 destroyer sunk USS Hammann • 150 aircraft destroyed • 307 killed cont... 17
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 cont... 18
cont... 19 • As a result, Japanese naval air groups declined overall quality during the war • After the war, Japanese continued to try to advance in the Pacific with their new adjustments
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Battle of midway

  • 2. • Introduction • Aim • Midway island • How Long Did It Last • Events Leading Up to Battle • Goals for Japan • Goals for the U.S. • Outcome of War cont... 2
  • 3. • A naval battle that was fought around the Midway Islands on the Pacific. • Imperial Japanese NAVY and united states NAVY. INTRODUCTION cont... 3
  • 4. • Japan was on the offensive cont... 4
  • 5. • Japan’s desire to sink the American aircraft carriers that had escaped destruction at Pearl Harbour. • Chose to invade a target relatively close to pearl harbour to draw out the American fleet. cont... 5
  • 6. • Planned to capture Midway as an advance base and entrap and destroy U.S. Pacific Fleet • An American intelligence breakthrough–the solving of the Japanese fleet codes. cont... 6
  • 7. • Nimitz placed available U.S. carriers in position to surprise the Japanese. cont... 7
  • 8. • U.S. Pacific Fleet surprised Japan by sinking 4 of Japan’s carriers • After Americans and allies took the offensive. cont... 8
  • 9. The aim of my presentation is to give advanced knowledge about battle of midway and elaborate principles of war. . AIM cont... 9
  • 10. Midway island • Midway is roughly equidistant between North America and Asia. cont... 10
  • 11. How Long Did It Last ? The Battle of Midway lasted from June 3-6, 1942 cont... 11
  • 12. Events Leading Up to Battle • One month after the battle of the Coral Sea cont... 12
  • 13. • 6 months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. • Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard worked around the clock to repair everything . • Japan suffered losses of ships. cont... 13
  • 14. Main Leaders of the Battle Chester W. Nimitz Yamamoto Isoroku cont... 14
  • 15. Goals for Japan • Eliminate the U.S. as a strategic power in the Pacific • Knock the U.S. out of the Pacific War • Set-up U.S. aircraft carriers into a trap • They thought this could work from previous mistakes by the U.S. cont... 15
  • 16. 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 to Japan cont... 16
  • 17. End of battle • 4 carriers sunk Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, and Hiryu • 1 cruiser sunk heavy cruiser Mikuma • 248 carrier aircraft destroyed • 3,057 killed • 1 carrier sunk USS Yorktown • 1 destroyer sunk USS Hammann • 150 aircraft destroyed • 307 killed cont... 17
  • 18. 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 cont... 18
  • 19. cont... 19 • As a result, Japanese naval air groups declined overall quality during the war • After the war, Japanese continued to try to advance in the Pacific with their new adjustments

Editor's Notes

  • #6: Six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States defeated Japan in one of the most decisive naval battles of World War II. Thanks in part to major advances in code breaking, the United States was able to pre-empt and counter Japan’s planned ambush of its few remaining aircraft carriers, inflicting permanent damage on the Japanese Navy. An important turning point in the Pacific campaign, the victory allowed the United States and its allies to move into an offensive position.