may 8, 1942 - Battle of the Coral Sea
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Australia was a major US ally so the Japanize army sought to cut them off by attacking them. They were going to try and capture the salmon islands and Papa New Guinea but their plan failed when the US Pacific forces clashed with Japanize forces and won in the Battle of the Coral Sea.
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