The best answer is Battle of the Philippine Sea otherwise known as the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot". This battle ended any chance the Japs had of using sea or air power to protect Philippines from invasion and provided the US the jumping off place and support logistic's to invade Philippines.
<span>The battle of the coral sea was the sea battle that stopped Japan's expansion and the first Carrier group battle. </span>
<span>The battle of Midway could be an answer. This battle was the turning point in the war with Japan and let eventually to the liberation of Philippines.
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The Roman Empire was governed by an autocracy (government by one person) centered on the position of the emperor. The Senate, the dominant political institution of the Roman Republic, which preceded the empire, was retained by the emperor but lacked real political power. The hallmark of the Roman Empire was its extensive system of imperial administration, which included a hierarchy of magistrates and provincial governors.
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