(A) lasted four days
(B) ** All these answers are correct
(C) both lasted four days and was a stunning defeat for the Japanese navy
(D) was a stunning defeat for the Japanese navy
(E) saw the United States suffer great losses
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Concept note-1: -Battle of Midway, (June 3–6, 1942), World War II naval battle, fought almost entirely with aircraft, in which the United States destroyed Japan’s first-line carrier strength and most of its best trained naval pilots.
Concept note-2: -Japan hoped to defeat the US Pacific Fleet and use Midway as a base to attack Pearl Harbor, securing dominance in the region and then forcing a negotiated peace.