The Battles Of The Seas CORAL SEA and MIDWAY

1. The Battles Of The SeasCORAL SEA and MIDWAY By: Russell Brodnan

2. Overview • Battle of Coral Sea served as a warning that America might be down in the pacific. • Coral Sea also helped to kindle hope for the American military in the pacific. • Japanese admiral Yamamoto sought to destroy American aircraft carriers in the pacific, Battle of Midway started.

3. WHO- U.S. And Japanese Navies. • WHAT- U.S. And Japan fighting over the Coral Sea and Midway Island • WHEN- May 1942 – June 1942 • WHERE- The Coral Sea and Midway Island (Pacific Ocean). • WHY- Because of this battle we were able to kick Japan from the war. • HOW- helped to break the Japanese code

4. Pacific Ocean Map http://www.homeofheroes.com/wings/part2/02_pease.html

5. Significance to the War Battle of Midway was the turning point for the war in the pacific. It also ended the unstoppable Japanese advance. It was the most important naval battle of WW II. Battle of Coral Sea prevented the Japanese from conquering all of Coral Sea.

6. Battle of Midway • Japanese Admiral Yamamoto, thought capturing midway would make the pacific ocean safer and he wanted to establish a military presence along the islands. • Yamamoto wanted to attack the U.S. before they could get back at them for Pearl Harbor. • Navy code breakers decoded Japanese radio signals of Japan’s plan. • June 4th 1942 Japanese amerced their attack. U.S. dive bombers and torpedo planes attacked Japanese aircraft carriers, Haga, Ahagi and Soryu. All 3 Were set on fire hot enough to turn the steel on the ships red.

7. Battle of Coral Sea • Battle of Coral sea started when Japan wanted to destroy allied naval forces. • The U.S. entered coral sea on may 7th ,sending two aircraft carriers and support vessels. The first day, the U.S. Navy sunk a Japanese carrier while the Japanese sunk one of ours. • The Japanese had sunk more ships that anyone, so the got a tactical victory, but the U.S stopped the Japanese expansion so they won with a strategically victory. • The U.S. victory at coral Sea prevented Japan from conquering All of the coral sea.

8. AIRCRAFT CARRIER http://www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/DB30A2DD-6CB1-4CB8-9778-D44FFF062005/0/Carrier1_726x539.jpg http://www.ww2australia.gov.au/asfaras/images/coralsea/SundayTele_375.jpg http://www.biocrawler.com/w/images/8/87/BattleCoralSea.jpeg http://cybermodeler.com/history/coralsea/images/sbd-3whites-8profile.jpg

9. Quiz • Who was the Japanese Admiral in WWll? • -Admiral Yamamoto- • Why did Japan want to capture Midway Island? • -Wanted to establish a military presence along the islands.- • Why did the U.S. get involved with Coral Sea? • -prevented Japan from conquering all of the coral sea.-

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