The Japanese planned to continue advancing and taking islands in the Pacific. Which of the following losses changed that plan?

At the Battle of Midway in June 1942, Japan lost four aircraft carriers, along with many experienced pilots and aircraft. These losses weakened its ability to launch further offensives and helped shift the Pacific War toward an Allied advance. Japan did not have a major naval base on Midway, and the Coral Sea and Guadalcanal losses were important but did not change its plans as decisively as the carrier losses at Midway.

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