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The Battle of Midway, that sunk 4 Japanese carrier and many of Japan's best pilots and the Battle of Leyte Gulf, in the Philippine Sea. It was primarily a stalemate but it did stop the Japanese from further expansion.

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Q: What two Pacific battles began to turn the tide of World War 2 in 1942?
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