Topic: History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial revolution, world wars, redrawal of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc.— their forms and effect on the society.
2. The continental system which was designed to subjugate Britain economically had fundamental flaws which ultimately led to the downfall of Napoleon. Examine. (250 words)
Difficulty level: Moderate
Key Demand of the question:
To write about how the continental system played a part in the downfall of Napoleon.
Directive word:
Examine – When asked to ‘Examine’, we must investigate the topic (content words) in detail, inspect it, investigate it and establish the key facts and issues related to the topic in question. While doing so we should explain why these facts and issues are important and their implications.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by defining continental system.
Body:
First, write about the design of continental system and how its major target was to cripple Britian Economically.
Next, write about the limitations of continental system with respect to its design, implementation, aspects of under estimation the economic prowess of Britain etc which led to its failure.
Next, mention other factors that were responsible for the downfall of Napoleon.
Conclusion:
Conclude by mentioning to what extent continental system was responsible for the downfall of Napoleon.
