“Revolutions are the locomotives of history” (Karl Marx). The concept of how much we have progressed in the last two centuries is difficult to understand. A revolution is defined as an example of a revolution and I think this quote from Karl Marx sums up the meaning of revolutions relevant to us as a human race; they push us forward and allow us to progress. It is whether or not these advances are beneficial that makes or breaks the usefulness of a revolution. Although the Industrial Revolution in Britain had its ups and downs, it ultimately paved the way for Britain to become the world power it is today. There is much discussion about how and why the industrial revolution began in Britain. I contribute this to three main attributes of Britain; the scientific and agricultural revolution, the low-cost energy economy and their social structure. Everything is the same, everything is standardized. As described by Charles Dickens in Troubled Times, it is a question of fact versus fantasy, standards versus imagination. In many ways, at a time when Marxism was booming and the idea of ​​communism would have been very attractive to many, the Industrial Revolution ruined these standards and allowed the British economy to grow. Yes, there was an upper class and a lower class, but the new middle class introduced a subtle “equality,” meaning that upper-class life was no longer so out of reach. They found themselves in a system that allowed the lower class to evolve into the middle class and perhaps even the upper class if they worked hard enough. “An important part of the revolution was the development of factories and mass production. Which sounds a little bad, but these are critical things we need to keep our economy and our lifestyle thriving.” (Daniel); because the revolution, we are able to live as we do