The period 1914-1945 was once described as a modern version of the Thirty Years War . This second Thirty Years War gave way to four decades-long Cold War , says Frank Furedi . Furedi : Origins of `` Culture Wars '' can be situated at some time around August 1914 . Some of the most enthusiastic supporters of the war were motivated by a disposition to react against what they took to be the soulless world of capitalist modernity . It is not clear when this war began or how it ended but there were two main reasons for its outbreak - one being that Germany had been defeated in World War I and another because Russia wanted to expand
The period 1914-1945 was once described as a modern version of the Thirty Years War . This second Thirty Years War gave way to four decades-long Cold War , says Frank Furedi . Furedi : Origins of `` Culture Wars '' can be situated at some time around August 1914 . It is not clear when this war began or how it ended but there were two main reasons for its outbreak - one being that Germany had been defeated in World War I and another because Russia wanted to expand