[DOC] [TLE] Battle of Midway - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of Midway was a decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World 
War II. Between 4 and 7 June 1942, only six months after Japan's attack on Pearl 
... Luring the American aircraft carriers into a trap and occupying Midway was part 
of .... Typical of Japanese naval planning during World War II, Yamamoto's battle
... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Tarawa - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of Tarawa was a battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II that was 
fought from November 20 to November 23, 1943. It took place at the Tarawa Atoll 
in the Gilbert Islands. Nearly 6,400 Japanese, Koreans, and Americans died in 
the fighting, mostly ... The Battle of Tarawa was the first American offensive in the 
critical central... [DOC] [TLE] Doolittle Raid - Wikipedia [PAR] The Doolittle Raid, also known as the Tokyo Raid, on Saturday, April 18, 1942, 
was an air raid by the United States of America on the Japanese capital Tokyo 
and other places on the island of Honshu during World War II, the first air strike to 
strike the Japanese ... It demonstrated that Japan itself was vulnerable to 
American air attack,... [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about NAVAL HISTORY - StudyStack [PAR] DURING WW II, AMERICA WON ITS 1ST MAJOR VICTORY OVER JAPAN IN 
THIS NAVAL BATTLE, ABOUT 1,200 MILES FROM HAWAII, MIDWAY. [DOC] [TLE] American History - jService.io - Jeopardy trivia question API [PAR] jService  Popular Categories  American History... [DOC] [TLE] Battle Of Guam | HistoryNet [PAR] Part of the plan of the Empire of Japan during World War II was to capture ... Even 
with the low priority given to Guam, small steps were taken to increase its 
defenses. ... The USS Penguin, which was the largest vessel for the US Navy at 
the time, ... leading to over 7,000 American casualties and over 18,000 Japanese 
killed. [DOC] [TLE] Battle Of Wake Island | HistoryNet [PAR] Battle Of Wake Island summary: The Attack of Pearl Harbor and the Battle of 
Wake ... 449 U.S. Marines of the 1st Defense Battalion, commanded by Major 
James P.S. ... War with Japan was imminent, and an airstrip on Wake, about 
2,000 miles ... the American flag on its staff, something Marines did every 
morning all over the... [DOC] [TLE] BBC - History - World Wars: The Battle of Midway [PAR] Feb 17, 2011 ... From ambush to victory in the Pacific, by Andrew Lambert. ... Outgunned and 
understrength, the US Navy nonetheless turned a deadly Japanese ambush into 
a crushing ... Decisive battle; Starting point; American lack of strength; Tactics ... 
across the Pacific, some 1900km (1,200 miles) west of Hawaii. Top... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Attu - World War II - HISTORY.com [PAR] It's also possible the Japanese believed holding the two islands would prevent ... 
Hawaii, that drew the U.S. into World War II, the Japanese Northern Army ... 
island in the North Pacific, about 1,200 miles west of the Alaskan Peninsula, ... 
The Battle of Attu was the only land battle fought in North America during World 
War II. [DOC] [TLE] WWII Campaigns: Central Pacific - US Army Center Of Military History [PAR] Oct 3, 2003 ... While World War II continues to absorb the interest of military scholars ... As the 
war unfolded in the Pacific, however, the Navy turned to its ... these Pacific 
islands have a landmass of about 1,200 square miles, .... Central Pacific 
Campaign was marked not by battle with Japan over ... To win this climactic en-. [DOC] [TLE] Attack on Pearl Harbor - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Result, Decisive Japanese victory; United States declares war on the Empire of 
..... Almost all of the 188 American aircraft in Hawaii were destroyed or damaged, 
155 ... part in the attack), 29 were lost during the battle (nine in the first attack 
wave, ..... The most important embargo was on oil on which its Navy and much of 
the... [DOC] [TLE] HyperWar: US Army in WWII: Pictorial Record: The War Against ... [PAR] During the first six months of 1942 the

Question: During WWII America won its 1st major victory over Japan in this naval battle, about 1,200 miles from Hawaii
Answer: Midway