Is this question from the missionary story?
Answer:
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.
I think is yes because if they never occurred than no one would discovered or have those things they will have to try to make them by themselves
