The industrial revolution was the widespread replacement of manual labor by machines that began in Britain in the 18th century and is still continuing in some parts of the world today. The industrial revolution was the result of many fundamental, interrelated changes that transformed agricultural economies into industrial ones. Consequently, these rapid technological changes affected the lives of millions of people. The early industrial revolution lead to the exploitation of workers in factories and the …showed first 75 words of 1446 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1446 total…countries greatly advanced economically, these discoveries should not have been at the price of innocent lives. The working class people deserved to be treated with respect because they are human beings as well, not only pawns to the upper class. However, had it not been for this period of time that many have described as being bleak and ghastly, we may not be where we are today whether it be economically, socially, mentally, or technologically.