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Epic card · History
Iran–United States relations, an Epic card
Relations between Iran and the United States began in the mid-19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Persia.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 92
- DEF
- 97
- Power
- 189
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 530,000
Power 189 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
Iran–United States relations quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Iran–United States relations card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
During World War II, Iran was invaded by the United Kingdom and the ______ Union, both U.S. allies.
Answer
Soviet. During World War II, Iran was invaded by the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union, both U.S. allies. From the Iran–United States relations article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Relations remained positive until the Mohammad Mosaddegh government was overthrown by the ____ Iranian coup d'état, organized by the Central Intelligence Agency, and assisted by MI6.
Answer
1950s. Relations remained positive until the Mohammad Mosaddegh government was overthrown by the 1953 Iranian coup d'état, organized by the Central Intelligence Agency, and assisted by MI6. From the Iran–United States relations article on Wikipedia.
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.
- While Persia was the object of British and Russian colonial interests during the Great Game, the US gained the trust of its leaders, with Arthur Millspaugh and Morgan Shuster appointed treasurers-general by the Shahs.
- During World War II, Iran was invaded by the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union, both U.S. allies.
- Relations remained positive until the Mohammad Mosaddegh government was overthrown by the 1953 Iranian coup d'état, organized by the Central Intelligence Agency, and assisted by MI6.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Iran–United States relations article was read about 530,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 92 and blocks with 97: each hit it takes is cut by 39 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Iran–United States relations (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : The original uploader was Bazonka at English Wikipedia ., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
