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Why was the Battle of Midway considered the turning point of WWII in the Pacific?

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After the battle, the Japanese were now able to launch bombing raids on the west coast of the U.S.
The Japanese were never again on the offensive during WWII in the Pacific.
The Americans now had a location from which to launch a plane that could drop the atomic bomb.
The Japanese had destroyed all of the American aircraft carriers-which caused a long expensive war
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Why was the Battle of Midway considered the turning point of WWII in the Pacific? b-example-1
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Answer:

The Japanese were never again on the offensive during WWII in the Pacific.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Japanese got really screwed at Midway. Their pilots were tired from constant fighting since the early morning, and they only managed to sink one carrier and one destroyer (they lost four carriers for reference, including 1 heavy cruiser). Their causalities also exceeded the Americans, with a whopping 3,000 killed. Midway set the Japanese dominance of the pacific back, and America proved to be the bigger authority there.

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