1. However, the main purpose of the Continental System was military not economic. 2. By the Continental System he hoped to destroy British trade and manufacturing. 3. It was the era of the Continental System against Great Britain. 4. The Continental System eventually led to economic ruin for France and its allies. 5. This is often contrasted to the " continental system " adopted by many armies. 6. The Continental System caused recurring diplomatic conflicts between France and its client states, especially Russia. 7. Napoleon's Continental System nearly ruined the Central European economy. 8. By 1812 Russia no longer complied with Napoleon's Continental System of economic warfare against the Poland. 9. In 1806, Napoleon issued the series of Berlin Decrees, which brought into effect the Continental System . 10. Furthermore, Russia's economy had been hurt by Napoleon's Continental System , which cut off trade with Britain.