Why did the united states eventually stop supporting south africa? a) the government began enacting socialist land reforms. b) popular opinion turned against south african apartheid. c) south africa began taking arms and funds from the soviets. d) the american public stopped supporting african intervention.

Popular opinion turned against South African apartheid.

b) Popular opinion turned against South African apartheid.

Explanation:

With the news reports circulating far and wide, the International community focused on the cruel conditions of black individuals under the Apartheid in South Africa. Especially after the Sharpeville occurrence of 1960, where black people that were dissenting were shot by the Police. In this incident, 69 people died and 186 were injured. So the motivation behind why the U.S. in the long run quit supporting South Africa was that popular opinion tturn against South Africa Apartheid.

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it further strained relations between the north and the south and convinced