Russia- Unit 20 Thestruggle for Reform Chapter 13 Section 4 Pgs.406-410
Russia- Unit 20TheStruggle for Reform Chapter 13 Section 4Pgs.406-410
I. A New Government
1. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russians introduced many ______reforms to their government.
2. They set up several political ______, elected a ______, and reorganized the structure of the government.
3. Russia has taken some steps forward, but also taken some steps back.
4. In the early part of the 21st century, the government ______some earlier reforms and ______more control.
A. Presidential Power
1. The structure of the ______Government has much in common with the ______government.
2. The legislative branch of each government consists of ______sections. Both governments’______propose laws that they then submit to the ______.
3. The powers of the ______differ.
4. The ______president has more power than the U.S. president.
4. Vladimir Putin of Russia had steadily begun to increase those powers of the president.
5. Vladimir Putin made many changes to Russia’s political ______.
6. Putin decreased the power of ______political parties and greatly increased his own power. He also took power away from ______representatives and restricted the freedom of Russia’s ______and other ______.
7. Today some fear that Russia may return to the one-party system that rules the Soviet Union.
B. Internal Troubles
1. The Russian government ______freedom, in part, in response to the rise in ______and organized ______that occurred after 1991.
2. The ______social, ______, and economic changes that followed ______encouraged this lawlessness.
3. To ______crime in their country, many Russians have been willing to sacrifice their own liberty for order and the rule of law.
4. The Russian government also reversed some of its earlier reforms in reaction to ______and war with ______.
5.When the people of ______demanded their ______in 1991, Russia refused.
6. Russia invaded the region in 1994 an again in 1909.
7. Militants from Chechnya have also committed many acts of ______.
8. The struggle between ______and ______continues today.
II. Building a Market Economy
1. Russia has struggled to establish a ______government; the country has had greater success reforming its ______.
2. Russia is changing from a ______economy, controlled by the government, to a ______economy.
3. The process of selling government-owned businesses to private individuals is called ______.
A. Making the Transition
1.When the Soviet Union broke apart, the economy was in a state of ______.
2. Russian president ______adopted a plan to establish a market economy that involved ______.
3. This plan called for abrupt, widespread ______.
4. Many workers were unwilling to privatize industries and farms.
5. Industrial production fell, ______rose, businesses closed, and thousands of people ______work.
6. In time, however, the economy began to prosper.
B. Economic Boom
1. In 1998 the country’s money lost ______, and the Russian stock market ______.
2. Economic hardships caused a steep rise in ______, and a decline in life expectancy.
3. But in 2001 Russia’s economy showed steady growth and began to boom. The boom was largely due to Russian ______of ______.
4. Not everyone took part in the boom. Many Russians are still ______or ______. But Russia has come a long way in a short amount of time.