The period 1914 - 1945 was once described as a modern version of the Thirty Years War . This second Thirty Years War gave rise to four years - long Cold War , says Frank R . Abu Bakr al Baghdadi , the head of ISIS , has declared the establishment of a new caliphate in the Middle East . Miller : Origins of ` ` Culture Wars '' can be situated at some time around August 1914 . Young Muslims embrace a call to arms for a clash of cultures , he adds .
The period 1914 - 1945 was once described as a modern version of the Thirty Years War . This second Thirty Years War gave rise to four years - long Cold War , says Frank R . Miller : Origins of ` ` Culture Wars '' can be situated at some time around August 1914 . Young Muslims embrace a call to arms for a clash of cultures , he adds .