So it's like a house of cards. The alliance system is all set up, and all you need to do is kind of noogie or pluck someone's head, and one card goes away, and the system comes a-crashin' down. I is for imperialism. I always have rubbed my belly when I think of imperialism, because it reminds me of the hunger that nations had for raw materials and new markets. I can also mean industrialization. Nations were building up factories and, you know, big businesses. In order to be a successful factory, let's say you're going to be a railroad factory.