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Karl Marx (1818-1883) is widely recognized as one of the most influential social thinker of the 19th century. His theory of social change is known as 'Historical Materialism', which influenced contemporary sociology, political science, economics, and philosophy as well. The objective of the present paper is focus upon Marx's view of social change and finally look into its social implications In this regard the paper wants to find out how far Marx was influenced by Hegel in formulating his theory of social change. In the fulfillment of this objective, first the paper would focus upon Hegel's general philosophical background and then Marx's theory of social change. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831) was one of the greatest and most influential German philosophers of the 19th century. That which is interesting to note is that apart from being a metaphysical thinker, Hegel was also a great social and political philosopher. In the history of philosophy, Hegel has been described as an idealist and monist, for, he regarded the Spirit or Idea (Geist), or God to be the only reality. It is significant to note that Hegel proposed a method or process by which the Spirit becomes self-conscious; it is known as the dialectical method. It is the method of progression through negation or conflict. Marx was influenced by Hegel's Dialectical Method. But he rejected Hegel's Idealism and proposed his theory of Historical Materialism. He believed that the primary cause behind social change is class struggle which is caused by economic inequality between the classes. It is through class struggle that the history of human society has changed over the years. The ultimate aim of such class struggle is the establishment of socialism and finally communism. The present paper would try to focus upon Marx's concept of class and class struggle and show how they influenced the later sociological, social and political thinkers.