[DOC] [TLE] Battle of the Coral Sea - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of the Coral Sea, fought during 48 May 1942, was a major naval 
battle in the Pacific ... On 34 May, Japanese forces successfully invaded and 
occupied Tulagi, although several of their ... Now aware of the presence of US 
carriers in the area, the Japanese fleet carriers advanced towards the Coral Sea 
with the... [DOC] [TLE] Pacific War - Wikipedia [PAR] The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia-Pacific War, was the theatre of World 
War II that was fought in the Pacific and East Asia. It was fought over a vast area 
that included the Pacific Ocean and islands, the South West Pacific, South-East 
Asia, and in China (including the 1945 SovietJapanese conflict) ..... The 
resulting Battle of the Coral Sea, fought in May 1942, was the first naval... [DOC] [TLE] The Battle of Coral Sea - History Learning Site [PAR] The Battle of Coral Sea took place in May 1942. ... out the American navy into a 
full-scale battle which he believed the Japanese would win. ... The attack on New 
Guinea had already started and could not be called off as it was too far advanced
. ... to the south-east of New Guinea, unhindered by the Americans, allowing it to
... [DOC] [TLE] The Battle of the Coral Sea - DelsJourney [PAR] Summary of the Battle of the Coral Sea (May 4-8, 1942) with maps and photos. 
Includes a video interview of an U.S. Navy veteran who survived the attack on the 
... Pacific because, for the first time, the Allies had stopped the Japanese advance
. ... the Pacific towards Midway and south towards Australia, something they had
... [DOC] [TLE] CHAPTER 23: World War II: The War Against Japan - US Army ... [PAR] Apr 27, 2001 ... In Task Two, South Pacific forces would advance up the ladder of the Solomons 
... The offensive began on August 7, 1942, when the 1st Marine Division ... in the 
Battle of the Bismarck Sea, lost some 3,500 troops and much valuable ... In May 
1943 the U.S. 7th Division went ashore on Attu and, after three... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of the Coral Sea - Pacific Aviation Museum [PAR] Mar 19, 2014 ... Coral Sea was the world's first all-carrier battle, and the first sea ... On May 4, 
1942, Japan's Tulagi invasion force landed and began to build a seaplane base (
Bennett). ... This attack should have alerted the Japanese to U.S. carriers in the 
.... Japan spent the rest of the war trying to stop the Allied advance. [DOC] [TLE] Battle of the Coral Sea, 4-8 May 1942 | Australian War Memorial [PAR] Battle of the Coral Sea, 4-8 May 1942 ... at Pearl Harbor to the US battle fleet, the 
strike force had missed the aircraft carriers. ... In the South Pacific the Japanese 
Army was keen to extend the perimeter to provide ... Japanese operational 
doctrine held that advances should always be made under cover of land-based 
aircraft. [DOC] [TLE] Timeline of World War II: 1942 - Learn NC [PAR] Map of World War II Japanese advances in the South Pacific. ... In the Battle of 
Coral Sea, May 78, the US gives Japan its first defeat of the war. ... The US 
defeats Japan in the Battle of Midway, stopping the Japanese advance across 
the... [DOC] [TLE] The Importance of the Battle of Midway - War on the Rocks [PAR] Sep 12, 2013 ... At the Battle of the Coral Sea, the Japanese won a tactical victory, but suffered an 
... and Prime Minister Winston Churchill at the beginning of May 1942. ... 
Something has to be done to stop the Japanese and force them to focus ... the 
U.S. Navy that had created a carrier force that could advance deep into... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Midway ends - Jun 07, 1942 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On June 7, 1942, the Battle of Midway--one of the most decisive U.S. victories in 
its war ... In the four-day sea

Question: In the May 1942 battle of this sea, the U.S. stopped the Japanese advance to the south
Answer: Coral Sea