A map indicates Japanese expansion during 1942. Japan is shown to the right off the coast of the Soviet Union and China. Japan was successful in dominating most of the southern Pacific Ocean territories including Manchuria, French Indochina, Burma, the Dutch East Indies, Thailand, New Guinea, and the Philippines. A large semicircle extends from Burma around Indonesia and as far east as Wake Island before curving back to Manchuria. This encompasses the furthest extent of the Japanese Empire by 1942. What was the significance of the U.S. victory in the Battle of the Coral Sea? (5 points)It prevented Japan from advancing on Australia. It prevented Japan from invading China by land. It prevented any further Japanese victories. It prevented any further Japanese attacks.

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