Kulturkampf
noun
Kul·tur·kampf
ku̇l-ˈtu̇r-ˌkäm(p)f 
: conflict between civil government and religious authorities especially over control of education and church appointments
broadly
: a conflict between cultures or value systems
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The first of these maneuvers, the Kulturkampf of the 1870s, was directed against the third of the Prussian population that was Catholic.
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Michael Bernhard, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2011
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Michael Bernhard, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2011
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