Why was the battle at Midway Island a turning point in the war?

At the Battle of Midway in June 1942, the U.S. Navy defeated a major Japanese fleet and sank four Japanese aircraft carriers. Japan lost the ability to keep expanding across the Pacific as it had before, while the United States began taking the offensive. This is why Midway reversed the trend of Japanese expansion; it did not force either side to admit defeat.

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