Which of the following most likely functions as the climax in a story?

the beach was hot, humid, and full of so many sweating people

i was convinced they affected the climate.

i was able to grab the rope just as the canoe full of kittens was slipping away from the dock.

we had started the day optimistic that we would be able to finish the float on schedule.

i didn't understand what made the choir director so angry all of the time.

it was the battle of midway (june 4-7 1942), in which was an american decisive victory against the japanese navy. americans lost one aircraft carrier, one destroyer and 150 planes. japan lost 4 aircraft carriers, 1 heavy cruiser and 248 planes. american casualties were 307 and japanese casualties were 3057. japan never recovered from its loses and after midway the americans started getting the upper hand in the pacific war.

c. a group of tribes that formed a confederacy