FRENCH REVOLUTION
FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON
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Question
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to force Portugal to trade with France
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to enforce the terms of the Continental System
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to prove he was stronger than the Pope
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all of the above are true
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Detailed explanation-1: -Napoleon believed that if he could isolate Britain economically, he would be able to invade the nation after its economic collapse. He decreed that all commerce ships wishing to do business in Europe must first stop at a French port in order to ensure that there could be no trade with Britain.
Detailed explanation-2: -Its aim was to impose an economic blockade against Britain and to prevent import of British goods by other countries of Europe. It was introduced as Napoleon found it difficult to defeat Britain in a straight military fight due to the supremacy of Britain’s Navy.
Detailed explanation-3: -Portugal refused to comply with the Continental System because.. it depended on its trade with Great Britain. Throughout the Napoleonic Wars, France’s greatest enemy was.. Great Britain.