This history question requires analysis of historical events, causes, and consequences. The detailed answer below provides context, evidence, and a well-structured explanation.
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The fall of the Western Roman Empire (476 AD) resulted from multiple interconnected causes: Internal factors: • Political instability — frequent civil wars, assassinations, and corrupt leadership • Economic decline — heavy taxation, inflation, trade disruption • Military weakening — reliance on mercenaries, difficulty defending vast borders • Social decay — declining civic virtue, widening gap between rich and poor External factors: • Barbarian invasions — Visigoths, Vandals, Huns pressured borders for centuries • In 410 AD, Visigoths sacked Rome • In 476 AD, Germanic leader Odoacer deposed the last Western emperor Note: The Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire) continued for another 1,000 years until 1453.