Battle of Midway
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The Battle of Midway was a decisive naval battle of World War II, fought in June 1942 near Midway Atoll in the Pacific.
American forces destroyed four Japanese aircraft carriers, reversing Japan's early dominance and marking a turning point in the Pacific theater.
The victory relied partly on U.S. codebreakers who anticipated the attack.
- torpedoPropelled undersea explosive
- codebreakingSolving secret communications
- radar contactObject detected by radio waves
- turning pointDecisive moment of change
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