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1997 Asian financial crisis, a Rare card
A financial crisis gripped much of East and Southeast Asia during the late 1990s.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 84
- DEF
- 87
- Power
- 171
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 300,000
Power 171 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
1997 Asian financial crisis quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the 1997 Asian financial crisis card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
However, the ______ in 1998–1999 was rapid, and worries of a meltdown quickly subsided.
Answer
recovery. However, the recovery in 1998–1999 was rapid, and worries of a meltdown quickly subsided. From the 1997 Asian financial crisis article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
A financial crisis gripped much of East and Southeast Asia during the late ____s.
Answer
1990s. A financial crisis gripped much of East and Southeast Asia during the late 1990s. From the 1997 Asian financial crisis article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Almohad Caliphate. Almohad Caliphate 88 · 1997 Asian financial crisis 84 · Muhammad Ali of Egypt 81 · Arquebus 78 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It began in Thailand in July 1997 before spreading to several other countries with a ripple effect, raising fears of a worldwide economic meltdown due to financial contagion.
- However, the recovery in 1998–1999 was rapid, and worries of a meltdown quickly subsided.
- Originating in Thailand on 2 July, where it was known as the Tom Yum Kung crisis, it followed the financial collapse of the Thai baht after the Thai government was forced to float the baht due to lack of foreign currency to support its currency peg to the U.S. dollar.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The 1997 Asian financial crisis article was read about 300,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 84 and blocks with 87: each hit it takes is cut by 35 %.
How to get 1997 Asian financial crisis
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, 1997 Asian financial crisis (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Original: Max Roser, Low vision version: Angkun-ane, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
