Battle of Coral Sea
In the Pacific Theater, the Japanese seemed as if they couldn't be stopped, until the days of the Battle of Coral Sea. The Japanese were confident enough to make an attempt at taking over Port Moresby in New Guinea, and also the Solomon Islands because it would give themselves protection from the Allies, plus take away their last base that was close to Japan.
The Japanese were planning to take over the port in New Guinea in May of 1942 and the fighting started on May 4th when U.S. Admiral Chester Nimitz intercepted the Japanese with two aircraft carriers, some of the naval craft that were not damaged in the attack on Pearl Harbor. This took the Japanese by surprise and there was a battle on the seas between boats and aircraft. Each side sustained a lot of damage from the opposing side bombing and attacking their ships, but the Americans were having more success than the Japanese were and they ended the fighting on May 8th when the Japanese Vice Admiral Shigeyoshi Inoue realized the damage they were suffering and he abandoned the invasion of New Guinea and the hope to occupy the Solomon Island and made his troops return to base.
The Battle of Coral Sea was important to World War II because it gave the Americans confidence in fighting against the Japanese and it put them one step ahead of them with each victory following the one at Coral Sea.
The Japanese were planning to take over the port in New Guinea in May of 1942 and the fighting started on May 4th when U.S. Admiral Chester Nimitz intercepted the Japanese with two aircraft carriers, some of the naval craft that were not damaged in the attack on Pearl Harbor. This took the Japanese by surprise and there was a battle on the seas between boats and aircraft. Each side sustained a lot of damage from the opposing side bombing and attacking their ships, but the Americans were having more success than the Japanese were and they ended the fighting on May 8th when the Japanese Vice Admiral Shigeyoshi Inoue realized the damage they were suffering and he abandoned the invasion of New Guinea and the hope to occupy the Solomon Island and made his troops return to base.
The Battle of Coral Sea was important to World War II because it gave the Americans confidence in fighting against the Japanese and it put them one step ahead of them with each victory following the one at Coral Sea.