Battle of Midway

Which two sides fought at the Battle of Midway?

• U.S. vs Japan

• U.S. vs Germany

• Germany vs Soviet Union

• Great Britain vs Japan

What was Japan's plan?

• Attack Pearl Harbor a second time to destroy what they missed

• Draw the U.S. aircraft carriers out from Hawaii and destroy them

• Attack the U.S. battleships stationed at Midway

• Steal supplies kept on Midway

What was the U.S. plans for the battle?

• Bomb Midway so that Japan couldn't use it

• Reinforce Midway so that the Japanese couldn't take it

• Use the U.S. aircraft carriers to surprise the Japanese and destroy their aircraft carriers

• Remove U.S. sailors and soldiers from Midway

How many Japanese aircraft were destroyed by the U.S. navy at the battle?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

The Battle of Midway was important because...

• The U.S. learned from it's loss and went on to defeat the Japanese

• The Japanese surrendered ending World War II

• Japan achieved a great victory

• This turned the tide of the war in the Pacific and Japan would no longer be on the offensive against the U.S.