Which BEST explains why the number of states in the world increased significantly between 1985 and 1995?

The map of Southeast Asia was redrawn, and new countries were formed.

New states were formed when the Soviet Union collapsed.

Many African states received independence from their colonizers.

Communist countries seeking to spread their influence created new satellite states.

Civil wars in Central America fueled the creation of new states.

what lead to the increased number of states significantly between 1985 and 1995 was "New states were formed when the Soviet Union collapsed."

Explanation:

On August 18, 1991, concerned members of the Communist party in the military and government placed Gorbachev under house arrest. The official reason given for his imprisonment was his “inability for health reasons” to lead as president, though the public knew better.

Gorbachev's decision to allow elections with a multi-party system and create a presidency for the Soviet Union began a slow process of democratization that eventually destabilized Communist control and contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union.

the USSR consisted of the following present-day countries: Russia, Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan.

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