The Battle Of The World War II

The Battle of Midway dealt a devastating catastrophe for the Japanese naval and air capabilities with destroying four carriers, one heavy cruiser, 248 aircraft, and 3,057 personnel. The Americans lost one aircraft carrier, one destroyer, 150 aircraft, and 307 personnel. Historically, Midway has been considered the turning point in the Pacific theater of World War II. Japan's shipbuilding and pilot training programs were unable to keep pace in replacing their losses, while the U.S. steadily increased its output in both areas that inevitably led denying Japan the ability to achieve its limited policy objective: to destroy the American carrier force in the Pacific and use the Aleutians and Midway Island as stepping stones for a Japanese

By the end of 1941 Japan had control of most of the Pacific theater. It was not until after the attack on Pearl Harbor that the United States formally declared war on the Axis Powers. By the beginning of 1942, the United States Navy, switched from being in a defensive position to an offensive position and took the fight to the Japanese military in the Pacific. The Battle of Midway is considered the turning point in the Pacific Theater during WWII. However, the Battle of Midway may not have happened as it did if it were not for the men who tirelessly worked to break the Japanese JN-25 code. The ability to decipher the encrypted Japanese messages gave the United States Navy the upper hand in the Pacific theater and by the end of the war the Japanese

……….The Battle of Midway was one of the most important battles of World War II. It was the turning point of the war in the Pacific between the United States and Japan. One of Japan’s main goals during WWII was to remove the United States as a Pacific power in order to gain territory in East Asia. The Japanese formulated a plan to sneak up on the U.S. forces. However, American code breakers had intercepted a number of Japanese transmissions.

"Midway thrust the warlords back on their heels, caused their ambitious plans..........to be canceled, and forced on them an unexpected, unwelcome, defensive role". -Samuel Elliot Morison, the United States Navy's official historian of World War II, on the Battle of Midway in June 1942. The danger of Japanese power in the Pacific lingered over the heads of the Americans and endangered the safety of their homeland in the years from 1903 to 1942. That power lasted until the Japanese made the mistake of attacking the island of Midway in the second great carrier battle of the war. At 4:30 in the morning on June 4, 1942, the Japanese attacked the U.S. naval base at Midway in an attempt to destroy their aircraft carriers that escaped Pearl

The Battle of Midway became one of the quintessential events in the struggle between the United States of America and the Empire of Japan. Though the official battle only lasted for three days, its outcome signified the turning point for the United States in the pacific theatre as well as the western front where the Allies had begun to achieve a foothold against Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Germany. Though it is just one small piece of World War II, The Battle of Midway shows how both technological and tactical advances by the United States Navy were able to outwit the numerically superior Japanese Navy. Japan was a formidable foe, its unyielding resolve pushed the United States to its limits and had it lost the battle it may have changed how historians view history.

The Battle of Midway, one of the most important battles of World War II, took place from June 4, 1942 to June 7, 1942. The battle occurred about five months after the Japanese capture of Wake Island, and exactly six months after the Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. Before the Battle of Midway, the Japanese were on the offensive through South-East Asia and the Pacific. The Japanese attacked Wake Island Pearl Harbor and other atolls, which strengthened their empire and severely damaged the U.S. Navy. During the Battle of Midway, the Imperial Japanese Navy lost four carriers: Akagi, Kaga, Hiryu, and the Soryu. After the Battle of Midway, the U.S. Navy was able to make their first offensive move at the Battle of Guadalcanal. Before the Battle of Midway, U.S. morale was low because the Japanese were rampaging through the Pacific, but after the Battle of Midway, the Kido Butai was permanently damaged which meant the U.S. Navy was able to take back the Pacific using General MacArthur’s “Island Hopping” strategy.

The Battle of Midway was fought from June 3rd to June 5th, 1942 between the Japanese and United States during World War II. The end result of this battle was the destruction of four Japanese carriers, two cruisers, three destroyers, and two-hundred and ninety-two aircraft by U.S. fighters and dive bombers. Conversely, the U.S. only lost a carrier, the USS Yorktown, a destroyer, the USS Hammann, and 145 aircraft. Unlike previous battles which were fought through traditional tactics, the Battle of Midway was fought with unconventional tactics that resulted in a turning point for United States Naval power worldwide. Through the development of new tactics, refined intelligence, the weakness of the Japanese plan, and Japanese over confidence the Battle of Midway was a turning point for U.S. sea power.

After World War I legacy the Great Depression brought isolationism. The best work produced by President Roosevelt was the Four Freedoms; freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. President Roosevelt was the leader of the Allies, he used this statement as part of his Allies aim. The Soviet Union joined the Allies after being invaded by Germany. Millions of art were sold and reprinted as it publicizes the Four Freedom in 1943. In 1940s after tension between the United States and Japan over East Asia, on December 7, 1941 Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. There was no warning of this attack happening as a result United States declared war on Japan. The Good neighbors policy was, brought into place by President Roosevelt and Hoover in 1930s. This was a policy that would help the relationship between Latin American countries and the Unites States. The good neighbors policy would not only help the Latin countries but also the United States with trade and military.

1. Two major causes of World War II included when Hitler and his Nazi party took over Germany politically in 1933, and Japanese militarism.

“A date which will live in infamy” occurred seventy-three years ago on December 7th [1]. An unsuspecting United States naval base located in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii housed the U.S. Pacific Fleet and was attacked by 353 Japanese fighter planes, bombers, and torpedo planes [2]. The destruction of that unforgettable day included eight battleships, three cruisers, three destroyers, 188 aircrafts, 2,403 American deaths, and 1,178 wounded [3]. The “sleeping giant” was awoken, war was declared, and America was radically altered from that day forward [4].

1944- January 22, Allied troops land successfully near Anzio, just south of Rome. February 15, Allies bomb the monastery at Monte Cassino. February 16, Germans counter-attack against the Anzio beachhead. March 19, Fearing Hungary’s intention to desert the Axis partnership, the Germans occupy Hungary and compel the regent, Admiral Miklos Horthy, to appoint a pro-German minister-president. April 8, Soviet troops begin an offensive

The Battle of Stalingrad was the successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad (present day Volgograd) in the U.S.S.R during World War II. The battle for Stalingrad was fought between the Soviet Union and the Axis of Germany, Romania, Italy, Hungary, and Croatia from August 23, 1942 to February 2, 1943. The major parts of the battle occurred in Eastern Europe in present day Ukraine and into the Soviet Union up to the Volga River which splits the city of Stalingrad. The battle of Stalingrad only occurred because of Adolf Hitler’s hatred for Soviet President Joseph Stalin and the city being named after him.

The first time aircrafts are seen playing major roles in World War II Germany and Japan had begun to attack the nation. Germany and Japan began their initial attacks strong with air strikes, first attacking Holland, Denver, France, and England. When the British retaliated, they had cutting-edge fighters guided by radar. The Battle for Britain was one of the first battles fought solely in the air, keeping Germany from taking control of Britain’s airways. Japan also began its attack on the U.S via air strike during in the Japanese surprise bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Soon the use of military aircrafts began to technologically advance due to their importance. Aircrafts took part in World War I, but had minor affect in the outcome. However, during World War II they were plausibly the greatest weaponry system available. The airplane specifically became a vital machine that vastly affected the way many battles were lost and won. Another vital war machine is the aircraft carrier, essential to the United States after the majority of its battleships were destroyed at Pearl Harbor. Airplanes played a major role in the outcome of the war. From reconnaissance, fighters, to bombing missions without the help of airplanes the achievements, and advancements of the aircrafts and military missions would have inhibited us from constructing the modern technologies that are used today.

The Battle of Stalingrad is known as the turning point of World War II as it is notorious for being the first crucial loss for the Third Reich. Certainly, Hitler created this two pronged attack to close the front on the east and to essentially knock Russia out of the war, however the aggressive fighting that came from the Russians caused the Germans to rethink their easy Blitzkrieg strategy and the Russians launched the astonished Germans into hand-to-hand combat. And although the Germans had been striking victories within Russia after breaking the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, the Germans had multiple imperfections that led to their fall at Stalingrad; for they came as conquerors and not as liberators. This conflict is known as one of

Germany was largely offensive on the eastern front. This is exemplified by the first key battle in Moscow, Russia. The Battle of Moscow spanned from October 2nd, 1941 to January 7th, 1942. It was the first big failure of Germany on the eastern front largely due to them invading during the winter months in Russia. Another battle Russia played defense on was the Battle of Stalingrad. This battle ranged from July 17th, 1942 to February 2nd, 1943. This battle was different from Moscow. This is due to the fact that Germany took Stalingrad, fought defensively in the city, got trapped in the city, and lost the city. Again the harsh Russian witer played to the Soviet Union’s advantage. This was a huge turning point for the Soviet Union. It resulted in a decrease in German forces on the Eastern front.