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    Napoleon implemented a blockade called the Continental System to isolate Britain economically by closing European ports to British trade. However, the blockade was ineffective as it was widely disregarded. In response, Britain instituted its own blockade using its powerful navy. Napoleon then invaded Spain and Russia, leading to prolonged wars, which further weakened his military forces. After a series of defeats, including the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon was finally exiled to the remote island of St. Helena, where he died six years later.

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    Napoleon implemented a blockade called the Continental System to isolate Britain economically by closing European ports to British trade. However, the blockade was ineffective as it was widely disregarded. In response, Britain instituted its own blockade using its powerful navy. Napoleon then invaded Spain and Russia, leading to prolonged wars, which further weakened his military forces. After a series of defeats, including the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon was finally exiled to the remote island of St. Helena, where he died six years later.

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    Napoleon’s Empire

    Collapses
    Chapter 7 Section 4
    Blockade
     November 1806
     Napoleon forced the closing
    of ports
     To prevent all trade and
    communication between
    Great Britain and other
    European nations
    Continental System
     Blockade
     Supposed to make
    Continental Europe more self
    sufficient
     Intended it to destroy Great
    Britain’s economy
    Did it work?
     No.
     Everyone disregarded the
    blockade…even family
     Smugglers
    British Blockade
     Britain made their own blockade
     The powerful navy was able to
    enforce their blockade
     Navy forced ships bound for Europe
    to stop at their port to be searched
    and taxed
     U.S. ships included, led to the War
    of 1812 (2 years)
    Peninsular War
     1808 Napoleon sent an invasion
    force through Spain to Portugal
     Action was protested
     Replaced Spanish King with his
    brother
     For 6 years, guerrillas struck at
    French armies in Spain
     Napoleon lost 300,000 men
    Invasion of Russia
     1812 Russian czar refused to stop
    selling grain to Britain
     June of 1812, 420,000 soldiers sent
     Scorched-Earth Policy by Russians
     Burned grain fields and slaughtered
    livestock…leaving nothing for the
    enemy to eat
     Only 10,000 soldiers returned home
    Napoleon’s 3 Big Mistakes
     Continental System
     Led to War of 1812
     Invasion of Spain
     Led to Peninsular War
     Invasion of Russia
     Led to the destruction of his military
    Weakness bring defeat
     His enemies took advantage of his
    weakness
     All of Europe joined forces against
    France
     1814 he surrendered
     Exiled to Elba…a tiny island off the
    Italian coast
    The Hundred Days
     Louis XVIII assumed the throne
     French people suspected him of
    trying to do away with revolutionary
    reforms
     Napoleon tried to regain power
     March 1, 1815 he escaped from Elba
    and came to France
     Welcomed and once again emperor
    Waterloo
     In Belgium
     June 18, 1815 Napoleon attacked
     British and Prussian forced attacked
    the French
     After 2 days the French crumbled
    and were chased from the field
    Napoleon
     Exiled to St. Helena…a
    remote island in the South
    Atlantic
     Lived a lonely life for 6 years
     Wrote memoirs
     Died of a stomach ailment

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