Which best describes the Battle of Midway? A. A month-long battle between U. S. Marines and determined Japanese troops that allowed the U. S. to capture the last stepping stone in the Pacific before an invasion of Japan.
B. A land battle that involved American tanks stopping
German advance, resulting in the loss of 84,000 German reserves.
C. A naval battle between U. S. and Japanese forces that resulted in the sinking of four Japanese aircraft carriers, ending the threat of a Japanese invasion of the American west coast.
D. An amphibious landing of Allied soldiers on the beaches of Normandy that gave the Allies a foothold in Western Europe for an advance against Germany.