During world war 2 the battle of midway was significant because it a. evened the naval strength of the japanese and us fleets b. was the first significant win for the japanese in the pacific c. denied the japanese the chance to launch a direct attack on australia d. occurred on the open sea rather than near the target island

The Battle of Midway was significant because it was the turning point in the Pacific theater throughout World War II.

This was the primary naval fight in which the vessels never shot on each other straight, but both combatants employed their aircraft to engage the opposition. Before the Battle of the Coral Sea on 7-8 May 1942, the Imperial Navy of Japan had cleared away all of its rivals from the Pacific and Indian oceans. Yamamoto's strategy was to hit and then strike the two islands that build up the Midway Atoll.

im going to go with b.