Why does lincoln use the first-person plural mode of address? because he is speaking to a large group of people to create a feeling that everyone in attendance is aligned and united because he wants to emphasize who is responsibile for the desperate state of the nation because he wants to inspire his audience and motivate them to take action

The correct answer is to create a feeling that everyone in attendance is aligned and united. In Lincon's speeches it was very common for him to use personal pronouns to create a sense of unity and togetherness. Words like "we, us or our" fulfilled the function of including the entire population that listened to the discourse in the same cause and at the same time showed that the ideas were not only of him but of the whole people.

battle of midway

during world war ii, it was the "battle of midway" that was the first significant us victory in the pacific, since the us was able to inflict heavy losses on the japanese fleet.

i believe that's the correct answer