Australian people felt demoralised and were hopeless, as the fear of being invaded by Japan loomed over everyone. Japan’s plan was to cripple Australia by isolating them from its Allies and friends, such as America. This conquest of the Pacific Ocean is now known as the Battle of the Coral Sea. The Battle of the Coral Sea was an important turning point for the Second World War as it raised the spirits of the Australian and the Allies public morale and war effort, and ensured that it stopped Japan and crippled them as well from invading Australia as Japan had to find another means of transportation to supply troops in Burma. Thus, leading to the construction of the Thai-Burma Railway in October that same
Australian people felt demoralised and were hopeless, as the fear of being invaded by Japan loomed over everyone. Japan’s plan was to cripple Australia by isolating them from its Allies and friends, such as America. This conquest of the Pacific Ocean is now known as the Battle of the Coral Sea. The Battle of the Coral Sea was an important turning point for the Second World War as it raised the spirits of the Australian and the Allies public morale and war effort, and ensured that it stopped Japan and crippled them as well from invading Australia as Japan had to find another means of transportation to supply troops in Burma. Thus, leading to the construction of the Thai-Burma Railway in October that same