Author Question: Why was the Battle of the Coral Sea significant? A) Led to the liberation of the Philippines from ... (Read 74 times)

tichca · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

Why was the Battle of the Coral Sea significant?

A) Led to the liberation of the Philippines from Japanese control, making it possible for General MacArthur to have a strategic location from which to command the Pacific fleet.
B) Stopped any thoughts the Japanese had of taking India, despite the fact that the Japanese government suggested that it would liberate India if Britain lost the war.
C) Led to Japan's capture of all of Southeast Asia.
D) Halted Japan's march southward through the Pacific toward Australia, effectively turning the tide of the war.
E) Was one of the deadliest Pacific conflicts for the United States, temporarily making Americans fear that the war there might not be won.

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