1. Battle of Midway Erick Claure

2. Events before Midway ●6 months after Pearl Harbor attack (picture below) ●One month before Battle of Coral Sea

3. What was it? Battle of Midway was a battle of World War 2 fought between Japan and the United States of America. It was initiated by Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku. The battle ended with the USA winning.

4. Date & Location ●June 4-7, 1942 ●Midway Atoll ●On Pacific

5. Important People Commander & Leaders Of US ●Chester Nimitz ●Frank Jack Fletcher ●Raymond Spruance ●Marc A. Mitscher Commander & leaders of Japan ● Isoroku Yamamoto ● Nobutake Kondo ● Chuichi Nagumo ● Tamon Yamaguchi ● Ryusaku Yanagimoto

6. What Happened? USA ●1 carrier sunk ●1 destroyer sunk ●150 aircrafts destroyed ●307 killed Japan ●4 carriers sunk ●1 heavy cruiser sunk ●1 heavy cruiser damaged ●248 aircraft destroyed ●3,057 killed

7. Questions? 1.What was the result of the battle? 2.Where was the battle fought? 3.Who initiated the war?

8. Sources ●http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of- midway ●http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Midway ●http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_W._Nimitz#/media/ File:Fleet_Admiral_Chester_W._Nimitz_portrait.jpg ●http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isoroku_Yamamoto#/media/ File:Isoroku_Yamamoto.jpg ●http://www.shatteredswordbook.com/battle.htm ●http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/448010/Pea rl-Harbor-attack