Ww1 Impact On Society

The impact of World War I led to enormous changes within the international system. These many changes are examined through different societies addressing gender concerns established during the interwar period.

The Muslim Brotherhood was founded by Husan al-Buna in 1929. The Muslim Brotherhood represented and strived to seek out formation of a true Islamic society in Egypt. Many Muslims wanted to establish a society that was guided by Islamic laws and the Quran. In the Brotherhood’s former years, a pamphlet written by the Brotherhood, Toward the Light, expressed their many goals and purposes. This pamphlet was distributed in 1936; many of the goals written were a chapter on ‘the fields of social and everyday life’ (Muslim Brotherhood, p. 438).

Mohandas Gandhi, not only stated concern for the independence of Indian people, he also recognized gender-related concerns. Gandhi produced a pamphlet, Indian Home Rule, based on his writings in 1908 explaining his theories and philosophy. In this pamphlet he articulated that modern-civilization would eventually be self-destroyed by irreligion, no morality, and the promotion of bodily happiness (Gandhi, p. 442). A specific quote from his text states, “Women, who should be the queens of households, wander in the streets, or slave away in factories” (Gandhi, p. 442). This statement relayed his many concerns of Indians in South Africa. Gandhi also describes that with the movement in modern civilization, men have become increasingly dependent on materialistic items, which he views as not what Indian people should attest to. Thus, he suggests that India has remained uncivilized (Gandhi, p.

A report made by Mao Zedong, written in 1927, describes the successful accomplishments made by the peasant revolt against landlords, ultimately taking control of their communities. Mao Zedong especially notes what could be viewed as a women’s movement among much of the peasant populations in China. The following statement summarizes the findings in his study, “With the rise of the peasant movement, the women in many places now begun to organize rural women’s associations” (Zedong, p.460). He also observes that the prior authoritative position that husbands have gets “shakier every day” (Zedong, p.