Napoleon

            Not all rulers have the people's best interests in mind.
             Napoleon made changes that were more beneficial for himself rather than for.
             the people of Europe. Changes were made to the economy that mainly benefited.
             Napoleon. Napoleon made political modifications that would mainly increase his power.
             Changes to religion were only made when they were in Napoleon's best interests. Some.
             may argue that Napoleon made social changes that gave the people more equality and.
             freedom. But actually, the social changes that he made did not create equality and.
             freedom for everyone. Therefore, Napoleon made reforms that were more favorable for.
             himself rather than for the people of Europe. .
             Economic changes were made by Napoleon to achieve goals which were not in.
             the people's best interest. Napoleon created the Continental System in 1806 to ruin.
             Britain's economy by closing off all European ports, but for Europe it did more harm than.
             good. The Continental System failed because some Europeans secretly brought in British.
             goods by illegal trade through smuggling in the island of Helgoland. At the same time,.
             the British put their own blockade around Europe. Because the British navy was so.
             strong, it worked well. Soon the French economy, along with others on the European.
             continent, weakened. Napoleon used the people's money for war instead of what they.
             needed. "Instead of using most of the nearly six hundred million francs of the annual.
             national budget in the reconstruction of a devastated land by rebuilding the tens of.
             thousands of buildings damaged or destroyed during the Revolution, repairing canals and.
             highways, or building badly needed schools and hospitals, Napoleon used most of the.
             national budget to pay for the expenses of war"1. "Around fifty-one percent of the budget.
             was used for military purposes"2. The lands which Napoleon conquered were exploited.
             for the benefit, not of the whole Empire, but for France. Spain, central and southern Italy, .