WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Continental System, in the Napoleonic wars, the blockade designed by Napoleon to paralyze Great Britain through the destruction of British commerce. The decrees of Berlin (November 21, 1806) and Milan (December 17, 1807) proclaimed a blockade: neutrals and French allies were not to trade with the British.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Continental Blockade (French: Blocus continental), or Continental System, was a large-scale embargo against British trade by Napoleon Bonaparte against the British Empire from 21 November 1806 until 11 April 1814, during the Napoleonic Wars.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -23.2. 5: The Continental System. The Continental System was Napoleon’s strategy to weaken Britain’s economy by banning trade between Britain and states occupied by or allied with France, which proved largely ineffective and eventually led to Napoleon’s fall.