Answer: It was a very tough situation especially after losing a war and having to start a war against Germans and Germans like a revolution after the defeat.
I can answer the second part the men that controlled them paid very little lots of work hours and no vacations so they made a lot of money while the people made very little
Answer: Soviet ambassador in Washington
Explanation: September 1946
The correct answer is "an area of Soviet-aligned nations following WWII."
This is evident from the map based on the information provided in the key. In the key it states that the purple area symbolizes "Socialist FR of Yugoslavia: USSR aligned until 1948." Considering that World War II ends in 1944, this shows that this area was indeed aligned with the Soviet Union after World War II.
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