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Iron Curtain, a Rare card
The Iron Curtain was the political and physical boundary that divided Europe from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1990/1991.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 83
- DEF
- 85
- Power
- 168
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 280,000
Ranked #1,501 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Iron Curtain quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Iron Curtain card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Many nations to the west of this ______ divide were NATO members.
Answer
geopolitical. Many nations to the west of this geopolitical divide were NATO members. From the Iron Curtain article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
East of the Iron Curtain were many small states aligned with the Soviet Union, in ____ formally allied by the Warsaw Pact.
Answer
1950s. East of the Iron Curtain were many small states aligned with the Soviet Union, in 1955 formally allied by the Warsaw Pact. From the Iron Curtain article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Jean Piaget. Jean Piaget 88 · Iron Curtain 83 · Jean-Paul Marat 80 · Liberal Democratic Party of Russia 77 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.
- East of the Iron Curtain were many small states aligned with the Soviet Union, in 1955 formally allied by the Warsaw Pact.
- Many nations to the west of this geopolitical divide were NATO members.
- Over time these economic and military alliances developed into broader, more entrenched, cultural barriers, widespread distrust on both sides deepened.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Iron Curtain article was read about 280,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 83 and blocks with 85: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Iron Curtain
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Iron Curtain (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Sémhur, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
