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Ifni War, an Uncommon card
The Ifni War, sometimes called the Forgotten War in Spain, was a series of armed incursions into Spanish West Africa by Moroccan insurgents that began in November 1957 and culminated with the abortive siege of Sidi Ifni.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 64
- DEF
- 46
- Power
- 110
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 78,000
Power 110 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
Ifni War quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Ifni War card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The city of Sidi Ifni had been ceded to the ______ Empire in 1860 at the end of the Hispano-Moroccan War.
Answer
Spanish. The city of Sidi Ifni had been ceded to the Spanish Empire in 1860 at the end of the Hispano-Moroccan War. From the Ifni War article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The Ifni War, sometimes called the Forgotten War in Spain, was a series of armed incursions into Spanish West Africa by Moroccan insurgents that began in November ____ and culminated with the abortive siege of Sidi Ifni.
Answer
1950s. The Ifni War, sometimes called the Forgotten War in Spain, was a series of armed incursions into Spanish West Africa by Moroccan insurgents that began in November 1957 and culminated with the abortive siege of Sidi Ifni. From the Ifni War article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The city of Sidi Ifni had been ceded to the Spanish Empire in 1860 at the end of the Hispano-Moroccan War.
- After Morocco achieved independence in 1956, it sought to claim Spain's remaining possessions in West Africa.
- Violent demonstrations against Spanish rule broke out in Ifni in April 1957, and in October Moroccan militias began converging near the territory.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Ifni War article was read about 78,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 64 and blocks with 46: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get Ifni War
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Ifni War (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Pablovazram, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
