d. Why was the Battle of Midway a turning point?
As you have read, by mid 1942, the Japanese had successfully captured the Dutch East Indies, the Philippines and Burma. They now held a vast empire, which they labelled the Greater East Asia Co- Prosperity Sphere. However, the Battle of Midway in 1942 was to prove a turning point in the fortunes of the Japanese military in the Pacific war. The Battle of Midway In 1942, the Japanese planned an attack on the military...