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Legendary card · History
Crimean War, a Legendary card
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, France, the United Kingdom, and Sardinia from October 1853 to February 1856.
- Rarity
- Legendary
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 91
- DEF
- 93
- Power
- 184
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 1,200,000
Power 184 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
Crimean War quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Crimean War card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
After the Sublime Porte's refusal, Russian troops occupied the Danubian ______ in July 1853.
Answer
Principalities. After the Sublime Porte's refusal, Russian troops occupied the Danubian Principalities in July 1853. From the Crimean War article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Spanish language. Spanish language 96 · Crimean War 91 · Nancy Mace 88 · Vlad the Impaler 84 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Geopolitical causes of the war included the Eastern question, the expansion of Russia in the preceding Russo-Turkish wars, and the British and French preference to preserve the Ottoman Empire to maintain the balance of power in the Concert of Europe.
- The war's proximate cause was Tsar Nicholas I's demand that the Ottoman Empire's Orthodox subjects be placed under his protection.
- After the Sublime Porte's refusal, Russian troops occupied the Danubian Principalities in July 1853.
Why it is Legendary
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Crimean War article was read about 1,200,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 91 and blocks with 93: each hit it takes is cut by 37 %.
How to get Crimean War
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Crimean War (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : William Simpson, artist (1823-1899) E[dmond]. Morin, lithographer (1824 - 1882), working f, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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