The fall of apartheid in 1994 could be best explained because of ____________

The collapse of the Soviet Union helped topple Apartheid because there was no longer threat of communism and USA had no reason to continue supporting South African government.
Cuba and the Soviet Union defeated the Apartheid Government.
British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, and USA President Roland Reagan ended apartheid.
The military armies of South Africa’s liberation movements defeated the South African Defence Force (SADF).

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The fall of apartheid in 1994 could be best explained because of the collapse of the Soviet Union helped topple Apartheid because there was no longer threat of communism and the USA had no reason to continue supporting the South African government. This shift in geopolitical dynamics reduced the Cold War rationale for the U.S. and other Western nations to support the apartheid regime, ultimately contributing to its downfall.