1. In the summer of 1942, the United States began fighting a different kind of war in the Pacific than it had been fighting up to that point. Military leaders had decided to change their strategy. Describe the kind of war America had been fighting from December 1941 to the summer of 1942, and then describe the new strategy. Include the name of the battle that marked the turning point between the two strategies.

Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7th, 1941, 2 days later the United States declared war on Japan, who essentially had no other choice apart from it. Since the attack, and up till the summer of 1942, the United States were forced into a defensive position by the Japanese naval forces. The Japanese were successful in their expansion, and fought aggressively but also strategically. However, this all turned around on June 1942, at the Battle of Midway, in the Pacific. The Battle of Midway was a happy turning point for the United States, as the Americans successfully destroyed many Japanese aircrafts and personnel. Not only did this battle cut down the air forces of the Japanese largely, it also opened the major military pathway to the mainland of Japan, also opening great strategic opportunities for the American forces.

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