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What is meant by Continental System? |
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Answer» The French ruler Napoleon Bonaparte made a new plan to subjugate England in the economic field. This was the Continental system. Napolean wanted to weaken England through this plan in the sphere of trade and commerce. He believed that if British trade was stopped, it would force them to make a treaty. In order to make the plan a success, he worked sternly in a planned way. He hoped that after the decline of British trade due to trade embargoes, the trade and commerce of France could become strong and dominant and France would become the centre of trade and commerce in Europe, in place of England. However, the continental system proved fatal for France. |
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