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Chapter 7: Republic of Turkey
Quick Review
Directions: Fill in each blank with the person, place, or term that best fits.
Atatürk Grand National Assembly Mustafa Kemal Ottoman Empire
Bosporus Strait Dardanelles Strait Mount Ararat Euphrates River
Ankara Istanbul Tigris River Anatolia
___________________________ 1. the legislative body of the Republic of Turkey
___________________________ 2. the strait that separates the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara
___________________________ 3. the strait that separates the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara
___________________________ 4. title that means “Father of the Turks”
___________________________ 5. leader of the national movement to modernize Turkey
___________________________ 6. formerly Constantinople; the most famous city in Turkey
___________________________ 7. ruled the lands of Anatolia and the Middle East from 1299 to 1923
___________________________ 8. the northern of the two rivers that make up Mesopotamia
___________________________ 9. the southern of the two rivers that make up Mesopotamia
___________________________ 10. the name for the peninsular region that makes up most of Turkey
___________________________ 11. the highest mountain in Turkey, which consists of two major
volcanoes
Directions: For each question, write the letter of the BEST response on the line beside each question.
______ 12. What is the voting age in Turkey?
a. 15
b. 16
c. 18
d. 21
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______ 13. Which conflict was the “beginning of the end” of the Ottoman Empire?
a. Civil War of Turkey
b. Ottoman Civil War
c. World War I
d. World War II
______ 14. What officially created the Republic of Turkey?
a. Constitutional Congress of Istanbul
b. Lausanne Peace Treaty
c. Mudros Armistice
d. National Assembly of Ankara
______ 15. Which describes the region of fertile land that stretches from Turkey to the Persian Gulf?
a. Anatolia
b. Arabia
c. Fertile Crescent
d. Fertile Straits
______ 16. What is a large lake created by a dam used for hydroelectric power?
a. aquifer
b. pond
c. reservoir
d. strait
______ 17. Under which plan did the United States offer to arm and protect any ally against the spread
of communism?
a. Armistice of America
b. Armistice Doctrine
c. Mudros Doctrine
d. Truman Doctrine
______ 18. Which describes a separation of religion and the government?
a. democracy
b. parliament
c. secular
d. theocracy
______ 19. Which neighbor of Turkey required military defense against the spread of ISIS?
a. Israel
b. Jordan
c. Syria
d. Saudi Arabia
______ 20. Turkey is a member of which organization that wanted to stop the spread of communism?
a. OPEC
b. NATO
c. NSEA
d. UN