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Wendell Willkie, an Uncommon card
Wendell Lewis Willkie was an American lawyer, corporate executive and the 1940 Republican nominee for president of the United States.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 84
- DEF
- 97
- Power
- 181
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 140,000
Power 181 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Wendell Willkie quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Wendell Willkie card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Willkie was born in Elwood, Indiana, in 1892, both his ______ were lawyers, and he also became one.
Answer
parents. Willkie was born in Elwood, Indiana, in 1892, both his parents were lawyers, and he also became one. From the Wendell Willkie article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Wendell Lewis Willkie was an American lawyer, corporate executive and the ____ Republican nominee for president of the United States.
Answer
1940s. Wendell Lewis Willkie was an American lawyer, corporate executive and the 1940 Republican nominee for president of the United States. From the Wendell Willkie article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Willkie appealed to many convention delegates as the Republican field's only interventionist: although the U.S. remained neutral prior to Pearl Harbor, he favored greater U.S. involvement in World War II to support Britain and other Allies.
- His Democratic opponent, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who had made campaign pledges against U.S. involvement in World War II, won the 1940 election with about 55% of the popular vote and took the electoral college vote by a wide margin.
- Willkie was born in Elwood, Indiana, in 1892, both his parents were lawyers, and he also became one.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Wendell Willkie article was read about 140,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 84 and blocks with 97: each hit it takes is cut by 39 %.
How to get Wendell Willkie
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Wendell Willkie (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : United Press International, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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