The Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution changed many lives forever, and advanced technology to an extent that was only imaginable, some would call this an age of progress in Europe. One main question to ask is; what is progress? Progress is defined as moving forward or improving, and in the case of the Industrial Revolution advancing society as a whole. This technological advancement, called the Industrial Revolution, required the hard labor and of many men, women, and children. Without the sacrifice made by the working class of the late eighteenth century the revolution could not have had a positive ou…