How did the Battle of Midway affect the course of WWII?

Question

I am doing a research paper and by topic is the battle of midway. My research question is how did the battle of midway affect future naval battles. Any primary sources links/scholarlyjournal/databases will help. And also specific battles where the battle of midway had an effect will help too.

Answer 1

The Battle of Midway was the first major defeat that Japan suffered in the Pacific and the first major victory for the United States in the Pacific theater. From the Battle of Midway on, the US had the upper hand in the Pacific War and began to push Japan further and further back.

Answer 2

It was the first major battle in which the two opposing fleets never sighted an enemy ship (the first naval battle in which that was true was the Battle of the Coral Sea, a few weeks earlier) The fighting and damage was all done at very long range by air attacks launched from carriers.

It ended a 20-year naval dispute between proponents of aircraft carriers and proponents of battleships. No battleships were involved, but the battle proved to be the turning point in the Pacific for the Second World War. The Japanese lost 4 aircraft carriers and hundreds of trained pilots. That meant that in every other naval engagement in the Pacific after Midway, the US had air superiority.

Since Midway the US, and most major navies, have concentrated their surface war fleets on air power.

Answer 3

The short answer....midway provided an airbase for allied forces. Up until that time carriers were used to provide air support for allied ships. Carriers were at constant threat from submarines. Being able to provide air support without worrying about being cut off from the navy allowed the allies to advance more easily.

Answer 4

The loss of so many Japanese aircraft carriers signaled to everyone that the Japanese could not win the war. The only question remaining in the next years was how they were going to lose it.