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Détente, an Uncommon card
Détente is the relaxation of strained relations, especially political ones, through verbal communication.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 59
- Power
- 130
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 190,000
Power 130 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Détente quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Détente card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Détente began in 1969 as a core element of the ______ policy of U.S. president Richard Nixon.
Answer
foreign. Détente began in 1969 as a core element of the foreign policy of U.S. president Richard Nixon. From the Détente article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The diplomacy term originates from around ____, when France and Germany tried unsuccessfully to reduce tensions.
Answer
1910s. The diplomacy term originates from around 1912, when France and Germany tried unsuccessfully to reduce tensions. From the Détente article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Inner product space. Inner product space 78 · Détente 71 · Neal Dunn 68 · Charles the Simple 64 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.
- The diplomacy term originates from around 1912, when France and Germany tried unsuccessfully to reduce tensions.
- The term is often used to refer to a period of general easing of geopolitical tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States during the Cold War.
- Détente began in 1969 as a core element of the foreign policy of U.S. president Richard Nixon.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Détente article was read about 190,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 59: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Détente
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Détente (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
