WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE PACIFIC OCEAN THEATER OF WWII
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Question
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They knew the attack was coming
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The Japanese didn’t know the Americans were coming
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They were still angry after Pearl Harbor
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The Japanese had no aircraft
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Detailed explanation-1: -In addition to naval codebreaking that gave Admiral Chester Nimitz advance warning of Japan’s plan of attack, the U.S. fleet benefited from another key technological advance at Midway: radar.
Detailed explanation-2: -Whereas the Japanese had no land-based air support, the Americans could commit about 115 land-based Navy, Marine Corps, and Army Air Forces planes from Midway and Hawaii. The American fleet also included some 19 submarines.
Detailed explanation-3: -The American success at Midway was a major victory over the Imperial Japanese Navy. All four Japanese carriers, Akagi, Hiryu, Kaga, and Soryu, had participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Detailed explanation-4: -The U.S. Navy’s decisive victory in the air-sea battle (June 3-6, 1942) and its successful defense of the major base located at Midway Island dashed Japan’s hopes of neutralizing the United States as a naval power and effectively turned the tide of World War II in the Pacific.