There were two: The battle of Coral Sea stopped the IJN's advance towards Australia, and the battle of Midway stopped their advance everywhere else; because their offensive power was destroyed at Midway (offensive power=aircraft carrier pilots and deck crewmen/the planes & carriers could be replaced, but not the airmen).
Battle of Midway is where the Japan lost their best airmen and five aircraft carriers. The Battle of the Philippine Sea two years later in 1944 is where they lost the rest of their airmen and carriers.
It should be also mentioned that the Battle of Guadacanal was in 142 yet played a big role in bringing forth decisive battles later in the war.
During World War II, the first successful block by the Allies of a major Japanese advance occurred during the Battle of Midway. In June of 1942, American naval forces not only halted the attempted Japanese invasion of Midway Island; they also inflicted serious losses on the Japanese task force that was escorting the invasion fleet.
The Battle of Midway was decisive. The Japanese lost 4 of it's Carriers and a large amount of it's most experience naval airmen. The Japanesereallylost the war at PearlHarborby attacking the USA which was the largestindustrialized country in the worldwith nearly twice Japans population andplentifulhome based raw materials as against Japan having very little. It was a forgone conclusion on 7th of December 1941. The Japanese mistook US resolve out of it's fanaticaldelusional beliefs in it's own strengths and it's disdain for other cultures
The Battle of Midway was the turning point. The Japanese carrier fleet was crippled and never recovered from that point.
It was the Battle of the Coral Sea that prevented Japan from advancing to Australia. The battle was part of the Second World War.
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The Battle of El-Alamein.
The Battle of Midway .
The battle marked the first time that the relentless Japanese advance had been stopped.
It was the first major land defeat of Japanese in pacific.Coming after midway battle it stopped japan expanding into south pacific.It showed up the terrible tactics too of the Japanese ,they were no supermen as fighters.
There were two battles that stopped the Japanese from advancing their expansion across the Pacific Ocean. These battles included the Battle of Coral Sea, which stopped the advancement on Australia, and the Battle of the Midway, which stopped Japanâ??s advancement on all other territories across the Pacific.
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The battle brought near parity between Japanese and American carrier forces in the Pacific and removed the threat to Hawaii that a Japanese victory would have brought. It also permanently stopped Japanese expansion to that area of the Pacific.
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It stopped the Japanese advance, and crippled the Japanese Navy.
The Battle of Midway .
The battle marked the first time that the relentless Japanese advance had been stopped.
The first battle in which the U.S. stopped the Japanese advance was the Battle of the Coral Sea, one month prior to the Battle of Midway.
The naval battle in the Coral Sea (May, 1942) stopped Japan from invading New Guinea. Although both the Japanese and US fleets lost carriers in the battle, the damage to other carriers meant they were out of action for the Battle of Midway a month later (the most costly defeat of the war for the Japanese, who lost 4 carriers).