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Nicaraguan Revolution, an Uncommon card
The Nicaraguan Revolution, or Sandinista Revolution was an armed conflict that took place in the Central American country of Nicaragua between 1961 and 1990.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 79
- DEF
- 97
- Power
- 176
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 190,000
Power 176 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Nicaraguan Revolution quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Nicaraguan Revolution card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The revolution revealed the ______ as one of the major proxy war battlegrounds of the Cold War.
Answer
country. The revolution revealed the country as one of the major proxy war battlegrounds of the Cold War. From the Nicaraguan Revolution article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The initial overthrow of the Somoza dictatorial regime in ____–79 cost thousands of lives, with major battles and insurrections taking place in Managua, León, Estelí, and Masaya.
Answer
1970s. The initial overthrow of the Somoza dictatorial regime in 1978–79 cost thousands of lives, with major battles and insurrections taking place in Managua, León, Estelí, and Masaya. From the Nicaraguan Revolution article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Mental health. Mental health 90 · Commander-in-chief 87 · Emanuel Swedenborg 84 · Nicaraguan Revolution 79 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.
- It began with rising opposition to the Somoza dictatorship in the 1960s and 1970s, the overthrow of the dictatorship in 1978–1979, and fighting between the new government and the Contras from 1981 to 1990.
- The revolution revealed the country as one of the major proxy war battlegrounds of the Cold War.
- The initial overthrow of the Somoza dictatorial regime in 1978–79 cost thousands of lives, with major battles and insurrections taking place in Managua, León, Estelí, and Masaya.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Nicaraguan Revolution 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 79 and blocks with 97: each hit it takes is cut by 39 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Nicaraguan Revolution (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Puskechina, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
