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Why was it important for the us to defeat japan at the battle of midway

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The Battle of Midway was a turning point in the Pacific War. At the Battle of the Coral Sea, the Japanese won a tactical victory, but suffered an operational-level defeat: it did not invade Port Moresby in New Guinea and set up a base from which its land-based planes could dominate the skies over northern Australia.

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