Battle of the Coral Sea War has always been a negative social issue among American citizens. Some believe that we should be involved in everything so we can show our dominance in the world, while others see it as no big deal. World War II is a different story. After we realized that Hitler was close to success in his imperialist plan, most people agreed to go to war. The Battle of the Coral Sea was fought in May 1942. This was a major naval battle that took place in the Coral Sea. It was located in an area separating the Solomon Islands, the eastern tip of New Guinea, and the northeast coast of Australia. During World War II, this area was fought over between the Imperial Japanese Navy and the Allied naval and air forces of the United States and Australia. This battle was fought entirely by aircraft. The ships on either side had no visual contact with each other. In the spring of 1942, the Japanese made major gains in the Far East. By May 1, the conquest of the Philippines, Burma, Malaya, and the Dutch East Indies had cost the Japanese Navy only 23 warships, and none were larger than a destroyer. Only 67 transports had been lost. Their naval command expected much greater losses and sought to expand further into the Far East. However, senior Japanese Navy officers argued over what was the best next objective to achieve. One school of thought was for the navy to continue with territorial conquests. Admiral Yamamoto wanted to carry out an all-out attack against American aircraft carriers in the Pacific because they feared that these ships were the key to success in the Pacific. Admiral Yamamoto believed that destroying the American aircraft carriers would ensure Japan's security, so he wanted an attack... middle of paper... to launch a major offensive. The Japanese had lost a major battle, but the strategic initiative still remained in their hands until the Battle of Midway. The Battle of the Coral Sea turned out to be so because much of the outcome was due to Japanese complacency and the failure of Japanese strategy. naval intelligence. They underestimated the strength of the forces available to the Americans. Furthermore, the Japanese made tactical errors. They wasted precious hours searching while attacking a relatively unimportant target, which was a tanker. The Americans had the advantage of knowing what the enemy was planning because they were able to intercept and decode their signals. Additionally, they had radar that could identify incoming enemy planes in time to send their own fighters into the air to attack them. In the long term, the Allies gained much more from the battle than the Japanese.