The initiative in the Pacific shifted to the Americans as a result of the 1942 battles of

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The battles of Coral Sea and Midway in 1942 were pivotal in shifting the initiative in the Pacific from the Japanese to the Americans. The Battle of Coral Sea, in May 1942, was the first air-sea battle in history and stopped the Japanese sea invasion of Port Moresby in New Guinea. The Battle of Midway, in June 1942, was a decisive naval battle that destroyed much of Japan's naval strength and shifted the balance of naval power in the Pacific towards the United States.

The Initiative in the Pacific Shifted to the Americans as a Result