While the American Navy suffered a tactical defeat in the Battle of the Coral Sea (it lost a huge fleet carrier, while the Japanese only lost a light carrier), but achieved an important strategic win: The Americans managed to stop a major Japanese attack aimed at cutting off what location from the rest of the Allies.
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Despite the loss of the USS Lexington, the American Navy had pulled off what had been impossible up to that point: They actually turned back a Japanese force, allowing the Allies to remain in contact with their vital ally, Australia.
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