how did the cold war impact terrorism in africa and the middle east after it ended?

A. The end of the Cold War destabilized many governments in these two regions and emboldened terrorist prganizations
B. The end of the cold war stabilized many governments in these two regions and left weapons in the region that helped terrorist organizations arm themselves
C. The end of the cold war destabilized many governments in these two regions and provided terrorist organizations with rhetoric as western powers moved into these two regions as colonizers
D The end of the cold war emboldened terrorist organizations and provided them with retoric as western powers moved into these two regions as colonizers

A. The end of the Cold War destabilized many governments in these two regions and emboldened terrorist organizations. This destabilization created power vacuums and allowed for extremist groups to gain more influence and carry out attacks.