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1973 oil crisis

1973 petroleum shortage
Event oil_crisis Q316817
1973 oil crisis
Warren K. Leffler, U.S. News & World Report Magazine · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

1973 oil crisis is an oil crisis[1]. It draws 11,099 Wikipedia views per month (oil crisis category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: economic crisis[3]
  • Commons category: 1973 oil crisis[4]
  • Start time: October 16, 1973[5]
  • End time: March 17, 1974[6]
  • Point in time: 1973[7]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[8]

Why It Matters

1973 oil crisis has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 108 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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