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The Battle of Midway is seen as a turning point because it was a terrible blow for the Japanese navy. In mid-June, 1942, Japanese and Americans fought over the island of Midway in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. There was an important American military base on this island that Japan wanted to capture. Japan wanted to get the American fleet to battle them so that Japan could outnumber and defeat them. Even though the Japanese had more aircraft carriers and ships, the Americans had broken the secret code Japan used to send messages so the Americans had the advantage of knowing the date and location of where Japan was planning to attack. The Americans were able to plan a good defense, and in the end the USA destroyed four major Japanese battleships and only lost one of their own. The Japanese navy was no longer the most powerful in the seas, and the Allies could now attack them.
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