Use the map below to answer the following question: Outline map of Europe. Eastern Bloc nations are shaded red and include the USSR, Poland, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Romania. The area of Albania is partially red to indicate partial alignment with the Eastern Bloc, and the area of Yugoslavia is shaded green to indicate its independence from the Eastern Bloc. Nations receiving NATO protection are shaded blue and include West Germany, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Spain, Portugal, France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Denmark. Neutral countries are shaded grey and include Switzerland, Austria, Ireland, Sweden, and Finland.
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Based on the map of Europe following World War II, how did the nations shaded in red differ from nations shaded in blue? (5 points)

Communist governments were established in the areas in red, while the countries in the blue held free elections.
Communist governments were established in the blue regions of Europe, while the regions in red were democratic.
The United States had a greater influence on the area highlighted in red than on the area in blue.
The area in red had a higher standard of living than the area in blue.