Battle of the Coral Sea (4 mar 1942 año – 8 mar 1942 año)

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The Japanese want to control New Guinea so that Australia and New Zealand are isolated from the USA (their ally). It is a very important battle because it is the first important defeat of the Japanese empire during the Second World War (they cannot invade Port Moresby).

Image 1: The American aircraft carrier USS Lexington explodes on 8 May 1942, several hours after being damaged by a Japanese carrier air attack.

Image 2: A 13 May 1942 editorial cartoon from the Japanese English-language newspaper Japan Times & Advertiser depicts a dejected Uncle Sam joining John Bull in erecting grave markers for Allied ships which Japan had sunk, or claimed to have sunk, at Coral Sea and elsewhere.

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