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One way the could is by forcing trade deals with other weaker countries.
These trade deals where sometimes about having access to a countries resources or just about having access to an important ones like oil.
These deals where unfair to the nation they are getting forced on.
Example - The USA forcing Japan to trade with the west by showing up to Japan's shores with ships.
Direct democracy
EX:
oligarchy doesn’t make sense
Doesn’t sound like a monarchy
Definitely isn’t a dictatorship.
