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Walt Rostow, an Uncommon card
Walt Whitman Rostow was an American economist, professor and political theorist who served as national security advisor to president of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson from 1966 to 1969.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 87
- DEF
- 86
- Power
- 173
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 42,000
Power 173 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Walt Rostow quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Walt Rostow card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Rostow is known for his book The Stages of ______ Growth: A Non-Communist Manifesto, which was used in several fields of social science.
Answer
Economic. Rostow is known for his book The Stages of Economic Growth: A Non-Communist Manifesto, which was used in several fields of social science. From the Walt Rostow article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
1957 in spaceflight. 1957 in spaceflight 90 · Walt Rostow 87 · IBM PC compatible 82 · Blood culture 77 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
IBM PC compatible. IBM PC compatible 68,000 · Walt Rostow 42,000 · Blood culture 20,000 · Cantor's first set theory article 13,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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.
- Rostow worked in the Office of Strategic Services during World War II and later was a foreign policy adviser and speechwriter for presidential candidate and then President John F. Kennedy, he is often credited with writing Kennedy's famous "New Frontier" speech.
- Prominent for his role in shaping US foreign policy in Southeast Asia during the 1960s, he was a staunch anti-communist, noted for a belief in the efficacy of capitalism and free enterprise, and strongly supported US involvement in the Vietnam War.
- Rostow is known for his book The Stages of Economic Growth: A Non-Communist Manifesto, which was used in several fields of social science.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Walt Rostow article was read about 42,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 87 and blocks with 86: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Walt Rostow
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Walt Rostow (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Yoichi Okamoto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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