Name: BATTLE OF MIDWAY WEBQUEST Directions - Kyrene School District

[Pages:2]Name: ______________________________________________________ BATTLE OF MIDWAY WEBQUEST

Directions: Complete the following questions using the websites listed below.

Answer the following questions using:

1. What was Japan's goal in the Battle of Midway?

2. Who was the Japanese fleet commander? 3. Who was the American Pacific fleet commander? 4. What did the Japanese hope would happen after the attack on Pearl Harbor?

5. Why weren't the American's `crushed' at Midway?

6. The intelligence interplay would be critical to the outcome of the battle and began _____________________________________. American radio nets in the Pacific picked up various orders Yamamoto had dispatched to prepare his forces for the operation. As early as May 2, messages that were intercepted began to indicate _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________. 7. Why were Japanese carriers vulnerable in the battle?

8. Describe the Japanese losses during the battle.

9. Describe the American losses during the battle.

10. Explain the significance that historians attribute to the American victory at Midway.

Answer the remaining questions using:

11. What `raid' convinced the Japanese that their homeland was not immune to attack?

12. Explain the fleet that the Japanese put into the Midway Battle.

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