1. Ba#le of the Midway
By Roberto Alongi
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2. • The ba#le of the midway began in May 1942,
a=er Germany surrendered in WWII.
• It occurred in the southern Pacific of Japan,
where the Japanese and the Americans fought.
• A=er this fight, the Americans had a greater
advantage over the Japanese.
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3. • Midway was a Jny island in Japan.
• It was where the Americans started to invade
Japan during World War 2.
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4. • On the Japanese side, they used six aircra=
carriers, eleven ba#leships, thirteen cruisers,
forty‐five destroyers, assorted submarines,
transports and minesweepers.
• On the American side, they had three aircra=
carriers, eight cruisers, fourteen destroyers,
and had an aircra= included at midway.
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5. • In the end, all together there were around
100,000 casualJes and over 3,000 injuries. The
Americans won the ba#le and later progressed
thorughout Japan.
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