Industrial Revolution: Chapter 18 pp.527-541

This section is about The Industrial Revolution. This revolution was ultimately one if the most significant elements of Europe's modern transformation. It transformed European society, pushed Europe into a position of global dominance and also drew on the Scientific revolution. How did the Industrial Revolution come about? It lies in an increase in numbers of people and also the utilization of fossil fuels which generated large portions of energy which became available to for human use. The greatest invention in the Revolution was the steam engine. The Industrial Revolution had different impacts on different kinds of people, but ultimately it was an amazing breakthrough in our world.