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WorksheetsChapter 7 "Republic of Turkey" BMMS
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which empire controlled much of the Middle East from the 1300’s until the early 1900’s?
Austria-Hungary
British
Ottoman
Roman
What does secular mean?
religious
two-sided
government
separation of church and state
Why was the Ottoman Empire broken into numerous smaller countries at the end of World War I?
Ottoman resources were to be sold to pay some reparations for the cost of the war.
Muslim rulers wanted to be able to create their own countries out of the Empire’s territory.
Germany and Italy did not value the Ottoman Empire as an ally and failed to defend it properly.
The Ottoman Empire was on the losing side of the war and the winners of the war decided to keep some control of the Empire’s vast lands.
What are the two important rivers that flow through Turkey?
Tigris and Jordan
Jordan and Ganges
Euphrates and Tigris
Dardanelles and Black
What are Turkey’s most valuable resources?
Minerals and petroleum
Petroleum and hydroelectric power
Arable land and minerals
Natural gas and hydroelectric power
How has Turkey’s location impacted trade? Turkey has been the center of many trade routes. Turkey has not been able to trade with many countries. Turkey has had to send its traders to distant lands to find success. Turkey has been able to produce everything that it needs, so they do not have to trade.
Turkey has been the center of many trade routes.
Turkey has not been able to trade with many countries.
Turkey has had to send its traders to distant lands to find success.
Turkey has been able to produce everything that it needs, so they do not have to trade.
How has dam building created problems between Turkey and neighboring countries?
Countries upstream from the dam receive less water.
Countries downstream from the dam receive less water.
Counties upstream from the dam experience heavy flooding.
Countries downstream from the dam experience heavy flooding.
How is the government of Turkey different from other countries in Southwest Asia?
The Turkish government is a democracy.
The Turkish government limits the freedoms of its citizens.
The Turkish government follows Islamic law.
The Turkish government is secular.
What are subsidies?
a limit on trade
a tax on trade
a grant of money to help a business
a long-term loan of money that must be paid back
What is the voting age in Turkey?
15
16
18
21
What type of government does Turkey have?
absolute monarchy
dictatorship
presidential democracy
parliamentary democracy
What was the purpose of the Mudros Armistice?
To create the Republic of Turkey
To create the new borders of the Ottoman Empire
To formally end World War I
To formally end the Ottoman Empire
How does Turkey help the United States military be involved in conflicts in Southwest Asia?
Turkey has not helped the U.S. military.
Turkey has helped supply the U.S. military with weapons.
Turkey has allowed its citizens to help support the US military.
Turkey has allowed the U.S. to use Turkey as a base for operations.
How does the head of government prime minister gain power?
chosen directly by the citizens
chosen from a small group of leaders
chosen by the Grand National Assembly
chosen by the president from the Grand National Assembly
What type of power do citizens have in the Turkish government?
The citizens have no power.
The citizens elect the president and the Grand National Assembly.
The citizens elect the president and prime minister.
The citizens elect a small group of people to rule the country.
Why is arable land a valuable natural resource?
It allows people to grow food for Turkey.
It allows people to travel to Turkey easier.
It allows the government to invest more in human capital.
It allows the government to increase their imports of food.
How has the Turkish government used subsidies to benefit their citizens?
Subsidies make it difficult for goods to be imported.
Subsidies make trade easier.
Subsidies make life easier for the Turks by reducing the cost of some items.
Subsidies allow people to import goods and sell them for a higher price.
What officially created the Republic of Turkey?
Constitutional Congress of Istanbul
Lausanne Peace Treaty
Mudros Armistice
National Assembly of Ankara
Which describes the region of fertile land that stretches from Turkey to the Persian Gulf?
Anatolia
Arabia
Fertile Crescent
Fertile Straits
What is a large lake created by a dam used for hydroelectric power?
aquifers
ponds
reservoirs
straits
Under which plan did the United States offer to arm and protect any ally against the spread of communism?
Armistice of America
Armistice Doctrine
Mudros Doctrine
Truman Doctrine
Which neighbor of Turkey required military defense against the spread of ISIS?
Israel
Jordan
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Turkey is a member of which organization that wanted to stop the spread of communism?
OPEC
NATO
NSEA
UN
What is the highest mountain in Turkey, which consists of two major volcanoes?
Mount Everest
Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Ararat
Mount Rushmore
What type of economy does Turkey have?
Traditional
Market
Command
Mixed
Why had Turkey's economy struggled in recent years.
Due to a decline in the demand for Turkish goods in Europe,and some corruption in the government has also been a factor.
Not enough human capital to work in factors.
Too many young people leaving Turkey to move to other countries to look for jobs.
The government controls all the decisions, so people aren't happy causing them to go on strike.
What can the government of Turkey do to improve it's economy?
Expand trade with other countries to increase exports and lessen the amount of corruption in the government.
Never trade with other countries and add more workers to the government.
Increase taxes and sell goods only to the citizens of Turkey (no trade).
More to a traditional economy instead of a mixed economy.
What did Mustafa Kemal Ataturk want to happen for the people of Turkey?
Ataturk wanted to change Turkey’s alphabet so it was easier to understand.
Ataturk wanted to change the government of Turkey to base it on Islam.
Ataturk wanted to increase the educational opportunities for people in Turkey.
Ataturk wanted to increase equality between men’s and women’s rights.
Which action can help to explain the change in Turkey’s literacy rate?
An increase in investment in entrepreneurship
An increase in investment in capital goods
An increase in investment in natural resources
An increase in investment in human capital
What is human capital?
the skills, knowledge, and experience possessed by people
the amount of people working for a company
leaders living in a major city
the goods and services possessed by people
If Turkey imports cotton, paper, aircraft, and motor vehicles from Georgia, and Georgia imports clothing, engines, carpets, machinery, and stone from Turkey, how can the relationship between Turkey and Georgia be described?
Turkey imports many goods that are from natural resources, while Georgia imports only finished products.
Turkey imports edible items, while Georgia imports raw materials.
Georgia imports many goods that are created from trees, while Turkey imports goods that are used to make carpets.
Georgia imports mostly capital goods, while Turkey imports mostly transportation items.
The president of Turkey stated that he wants to "establish close and intensive links between the Turkish and American peoples scholars and businessmen.”
Which statement BEST describes the relationship between Turkey and the United States?
The relationship is strong because Turkey is committed to helping the United States become more democratic.
The relationship is strong because Turkey and the United States have worked together to fight terrorism.
The relationship is strong because the United States is committed to helping Turkey increase investment in entrepreneurs.
The relationship is strong because the United States and Turkey are working together to provide a home for the Kurds.
What is the usual relationship between literacy rate and the standard of living in a country?
The lower the literacy rate, the higher the standard of living.
The higher the literacy rate, the lower the standard of living.
The higher the literacy rate, the higher the standard of living.
Literacy rate does not effect standard of living.
What happened to the Ottoman Empire after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles that ended WW I?
The sultan’s son is named Ottoman Caliph of Islam and rules a smaller empire.
The Ottoman Empire is divided into smaller countries by the winning Allied powers.
Ottoman Empire renames itself Turkey, elects new leaders, and keeps its old territory.
Civil war breaks out between different ethnic and religious groups within the old Ottoman Empire.
Which of the following is a current security threat to the Republic of Turkey?
The U.S. Invasion of Afghanistan
Attacks led by ISIS
Suicide bombings by Jewish nationalists
The Persian Gulf War
