Did The Battle Of The Pacific Cause And Effect Essay

In September of 1939, the second World War broke out after Germany annexed Austria and invaded Poland. The first World War was compromised after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles which included: war guilt clause, reparations, disarmament, and territorial clauses (WorldWarTwo-Causes). However, “ [t]he German people were very unhappy about the treaty and thought that it was too harsh” (WorldWarTwo-Causes). Germany was in a very poor position after World War One and were angry that they were to blame for the cause of the war. An influential and persuasive man named Adolf Hitler, promised Germany that he would solve their problems and pull them out of their depression. German people invested their future in Hitler’s hands and voted him to lead the country and destroy the Treaty of Versailles. Once Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany and after the invasion of Poland was the beginning of World War Two. During the war, problems had begun to spread that did not include Germany, specifically being the massive naval engagements in the Pacific. Several battles in the Pacific took place before and after the most important battle during the war which happened to be a major turning point of the war. The most important battle was the Battle of Midway that started on June fourth and lasted for three days and ended on June seventh. During the battle, new advancements in naval equipment, effective strategies and tactics, and the …show more content…
The United States ship carriers fled the scene at Pearl Harbor and the Japanese navy followed for revenge. The naval commander of the Japanese fleet was Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku, who wanted to destroy the United States naval fleet, which happened to take place near the Midway islands. The American naval commander that led the United States fleet was Admiral Chester Nimitz who was able to strategize the Japanese navies