WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Continental System was a policy of economic warfare against Britain which was introduced by Napoleon. Its aim was to impose an economic blockade against Britain and to prevent import of British goods by other countries of Europe.

Detailed explanation-2: -The British countered the Continental system by threatening to sink any ship that did not come to a British port or chose to comply with France. This double threat created a difficult time for neutral nations like the United States.

Detailed explanation-3: -Napoleon called this policy the Continental System because it was supposed to make continental Europe more self-sufficient. It was also intended to destroy Britain’s commercial and industrial economy. Unfortunately for Napoleon, his blockade was not nearly tight enough.

Detailed explanation-4: -His plan to bring Britain to its knees was called the Continental System. British goods were to be restricted from entering Europe. Napoleon demanded that his empire close its ports from British goods, and he got the Russians, Austrians, and Prussians to cooperate in the Continental System.

Detailed explanation-5: -On 21 November, 1806, Napoleon decreed, from his Palace in Berlin, a blockade of the British Isles and forbade all British goods and commerce entering the continent. This came to be known as the ‘continental’ blockade since de facto most of the European continent was under French influence.